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Senior Principal Engineer Responsible/Analysis - Fire Protection

Northrop Grumman

$118,600 - $178,000
Sep 23, 2025
Melbourne, FL, USA
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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Responsible/Analysis Engineer – Fire Protection Systems with experience in aircraft fire protection subsystems development to join their team in defining the future.

Requirements

  • Must have professional experience related to the development and integration of fire protection subsystems or components
  • Experience with aircraft subsystem development, with requirements definition, specification development, component analysis, procurement, source selection, integration and test and verification for advance aircraft.
  • Experience performing thermodynamic, fluid mechanic and/or heat transfer analysis related to military/commercial aircraft and subsystems
  • Experience modeling fluid systems utilizing Amesim, MATLAB/Simulink, Thermal Desktop, Flomaster, and/or STAR-CCM+ software
  • Experience with the military airworthiness certification process using MIL-HDBK-516
  • Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures
  • Experience in supporting pursuits and proposals, including generating, reviewing, and approving technical proposals and BOEs

Responsibilities

  • Performing responsible engineer activities, which include all aspects of fire protection system/component design and development including trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification, and troubleshooting.
  • Participating on a subcontractor management team and will act as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development, qualification, and procurement.
  • Performing system related analysis, such as performance simulation, in support of the development of the fire protection subsystem including integration with other aircraft subsystems.
  • System level test planning, execution support, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting.
  • System level evaluations to verify requirements and ensure airworthiness criteria are met.
  • Attending internal program, customer, and/or supplier technical exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.

Other

  • RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
  • CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
  • TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • Your ability to obtain and/or 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.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.