Engineer​/Principal Systems Engineer - Prognostics​/PHM - R10218250

Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer – Prognostics / PHM (R)

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems invites applications for an Engineer (or Principal) Systems Engineer – Prognostics (PHM) position in Melbourne, Florida. The position is fully onsite with no remote work available.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance type:
Top Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

At 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.

You should have a background in Health Management (HM), with a particular focus on Prognostics and Diagnostic processes, analysis, and design for integrated systems. You should also have a strong foundational understanding of Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) engineering analyses and processes. This position requires proven experience integrating inputs from multiple systems to generate an integrated architecture; identify, develop, and decompose requirements;

developing simple and complex logic or rulesets which can be used in Prognostic and Diagnostic Algorithms; and analyze flight and sensor logs for anomalous behavior and identifying root cause to reduce troubleshooting and increase fault isolation. Analyses are performed at all stages of the complete system lifecycle to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Candidate will be expected to perform Built in Test (BIT) analysis, timeline analyses, detailed trade studies, sensor placement assessments, Mission Systems software analyses, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyzes all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total system solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

• Analyze various types of flight/fault logs, assign Fault Identification (FID) codes, and host customer BIT Review Boards (BRB)
• Coordinate with stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, internally and externally, in support of improving Built-In-Test (BIT) Fault Detection, Fault Isolation and BIT False Alarm performance metrics
• Develop models and scalable algorithms derived from both data and underlying physics of failure models to evaluate the condition of Mission and Air Vehicle systems
• Create predictive models of physical degradation, failures, and data-driven prognostics algorithms to assess the health and performance of critical components
• Formulate health monitoring strategies to detect anomalies/outliers in real flight data
• Conduct research and development projects concentrating on Prognostic Health Management (PHM) and Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+)
• Gather and analyze component and WRA failure history, including failure modes, downtime, MTBF, power cycles, reboots, repeat faults, etc.
• Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, and other technical and non-technical…