Staff Airworthiness Engineer - Technical SME / Lead

Requisition ID:
R10162666Category:
Engineering Location:
Roy, Utah, United States of America | Melbourne, Florida, United States of America Clearance Type:
Top Secret Telecommute:
No- Teleworking not available for this position Shift:
Days (United States of America) Travel Required:
Yes, 25% of the Time Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available Positions Available:
2At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.
Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.
We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.
Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.
Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Staff Airworthiness Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the Office of Independent Airworthiness (OIAW).
This position is based in Roy, UT or Melbourne, FL.
The Staff Airworthiness Engineer will be working within the Airworthiness Engineering Directorate supporting certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms and is the technical subject matter expert and lead to support the program.
The selected candidate will ensure the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle (e.g.
Flight Releases, Type Certification, continued airworthiness, and operation of airspace integration).
Essential Duties:
Performs technical airworthiness planning and verification support including development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities for complex total systems with IPT/REs as well as customer counterparts.
Reviews and coordinates with other airworthiness engineers as well as internal engineering disciplines performed across the total system to include design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
Performs functional and process analyses, requirements allocation and definition studies to translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
Ensures the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle (e.g.
Flight releases, Type certification, continued airworthiness, operations, and airspace integration).
Responsible for managing and maintaining Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence in support of a Military Type Certification and Air System Continued & Continuing Airworthiness as a member of the senior technical AW staff in a System Design Responsible company.The selected candidate should thrive in a geographically dispersed and fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years engineering experience OR a Master's of Science Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of engineering experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline and 9+ years of engineering experience Familiarity of MIL-HDBK-516C Work experience leading the development of Airworthiness plans, a Basis of Certification, and related activities Work experience with US DoD and domestic airworthiness authorizations and type certifications Ability to initiate Airworthiness Certification process improvement initiatives Active DoD Secret security clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with ability to obtain U.S.
Government DoD Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)Preferred Qualifications:
Military aircraft development or modification experience DoD and Civil Airworthiness Experience Design and Systems Engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
Structures, Flight Technology, Air Vehicle Subsystems, Avionics, Mission Payload Integration, System Safety, Flight Test, Configuration Management with an emphasis is on Mission Payload Integration Experience with US Navy and USAF Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins (AWB) especially NAVAIR Instruction 13034.1G and AWB-003 Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and tracking, Earned Value reporting, variance analysis, and Estimate at Complete (EAC) forecasting Interactions with airworthiness authorities (US DoD, civil authorities both domestic and international, and Foreign Defense) with an emphasis on NAVAIR ACO and Class Desks A current active U.S.
Government in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)Salary Range:
$142,500 - $213,700The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.
However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
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