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This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Staff EO/IR Technical Lead Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

The selected individual will perform as a leader within an interdisciplinary team to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful Portfolio Technical Lead will have responsibility for the overall development of electro-optical infrared (EOIR) systems, including developing, integrating, and applying system performance models, implementing and maturing demonstration systems, creating/refining/implementing system concepts and models, and verifying/validating system performance. The design, development, build, and test electro-optical systems will be accomplished in conjunction with key suppliers.

The candidate will be responsible to the IPT lead and Chief Engineer and lead a multi-disciplinary team in the development of EOIR solutions as well as work with other intra and inter IPTs to successfully implement the mission systems design architecture and integration. 

 The candidate will be responsible for: 

• Technical team leadership participating in technical peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, flight test requirements verification, and sustainment. 

• Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance, through the Systems Engineering “V”. Ensure performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements and assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments. 

• Perform long-range strategic planning and influencing the project/program roadmap. 

• Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization. 

• Lead/Perform requirements analysis, development, allocations and tracking 

• Lead/Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, run detailed trade studies, translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications 

• Lead/Perform modeling sensor performance, predicting performance as installed on airborne platform. 

• Provide design assessments and perform verification checks 

• Develop technical system integration and verification plans and track their progress 

• Lead/Perform cost trades; perform risk analysis, develop mitigation plans and track closure; develop test criteria definitions and test plans 

• Lead the development of the subsystem specifications and interface control documents;  

• Lead Supplier Management Teams overseeing vendor selection, procurement, and vendor oversight.   

• Guide all activities in the System Engineering “V”, with MBSE Digital Engineering and Agile design methodology

Basic Qualifications:

Sr. Staff EO/IR Technical Lead Engineer (T06):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Significant background in EOIR technology and system design for airborne platforms 

• Experience in the modeling of EOIR systems to assess performance 

• Demonstrated mathematical problem-solving ability and data analysis experience 

• Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated interpersonal communication, presentation skills, verbal and written communication skills 

• Ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently 

• Masters in STEM field with EOIR background preferred 

• 15+ years of technical engineering experience 

• Experience in the development of mathematical algorithms for sensor implementation 

• Experience in the development of software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations of sensors and other platforms.  

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