Sr Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer

About the role

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (Level 4) to join our team in Melbourne, FL. This position supports the achievement of program requirements through design and integration of crew and equipment systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs), layouts, and detailed drawings for crew and equipment installations.
• Create NX models and lead equipment integration activities.
• Collaborate with suppliers to support integration efforts and ensure program objectives.
• Represent the team at internal program meetings, customer and supplier technical exchanges, and formal milestone reviews to provide or obtain progress updates.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience in supplier relationship management, including briefing, coordinating, and/or following up with suppliers.
• Demonstrated proficiency with software tools such as NX, CPLM, or similar.
• Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and/or test procedures.

Qualifications

• Active US Government Top Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience writing and reviewing technical documents including SSOWs, SRDs, ICDs, and SDRL reviews.
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex technical solutions within cost and schedule constraints across engineering lifecycle phases.

Skills

• Strong collaboration across teams.
• Proactive, self-driven approach.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

Schedule

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time