Staff Test Engineer Instrumentation

$147,700 - $221,500/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Melbourne, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Melbourne, FL

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Staff Test Engineer Instrumentation at Northrop Grumman is responsible for the design, development, integration, configuration, and testing of lab and flight test Data Acquisition Systems. This role involves verification and acceptance testing of data builds and real-time Mission Control Room operations, contributing to the advancement of revolutionary systems that impact lives globally.

Responsibilities

• Develop Flight Test Instrumentation processes, procedures, and modifications of engineering drawings related to Instrumentation systems for ground and flight test activities.
• Define Instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements for Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware and Software.
• Perform engineering design tasks, participate in electrical design reviews, and write procedures.
• Design and maintain TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems and telemetry ground station equipment.
• Conduct flight data processing and data reduction.
• Design Instrumentation Data Systems from requirements to operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 10 years, or a PhD with 8 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and any required program access.
• Professional experience with telemetry, RF, onboard recording systems, and ground stations.
• Experience with specialized Instrumentation test equipment/sensors.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to create detailed design specifications and product manuals.
• Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
• Experience in Flight Test or Lab Test environments.
• Familiarity with Symvionics IADS software or Mission Control Room operations.
• Basic knowledge of data bus architecture (MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS232, RS422).
• Experience with post-test processing data from IRIG-106 CH10 recording.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business