Sr. Principal EO​/IR Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:  Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:  Top Secret

TRAVEL:  Yes, 10% of the Time

Description
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.

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.

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

The selected engineer will perform as a member of the EO/IR team on key efforts to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of EO/IR sensor subsystems, including Concept Development, Technology Trade Studies, Requirements Development and Derivation, Algorithm Development, Performance Analysis, Data Analysis, build and test of hardware prototypes.

Responsibilities include:

Support design development and integration of EOIR sensor subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives

Development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

Willingness to learn new and existing high fidelity, physics-based EOIR system performance models and optical modeling

Modeling/Developing / analyzing sensor performance, predicting performance as installed on an airborne platform

Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results

Ensure performance capabilities of new systems traded against cost and mission requirements and assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments.

Supports the EO/IR team through development/implementation activities.

Ability to build and test hardware prototypes in a laboratory environment

Perform characterization of EOIR subsystems and component level parts

Basic Qualifications:

Sr. Principal EO/IR Engineer (T04):
Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related   professional/military   experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 6 years of related   professional/military   experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 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.

Demonstrated experience with sensor development, IR payloads, fiber optics

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