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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Sr. Staff Engineer Airworthiness - Adjacent Certifications Technical Lead

United States-Florida-Melbourne Posted today

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About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. In increasingly sophisticated engineering environments, organizations must develop robust engineers and connect them to rewarding challenges. Within the Governance & Independence group, the Airworthiness & Weapon Systems Cybersecurity (AWWSC) Adjacent Certifications technical strategy focuses on assessing organizational execution in areas relevant to Airworthiness such as nuclear surety, weapons certification, and CNS/ATM certification.  Additionally, our organization’s framework consistently and logically aligns disciplines to support program execution across the full lifecycle of an air system, while unlocking capacity to elevate technical merit and excellence within each discipline. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking an experienced Sr. Staff Engineer Airworthiness - Adjacent Certifications Technical Lead to join our cybersecurity team in Melbourne, FL. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems’ AWWSC Directorate, headquartered in Melbourne, FL, has an immediate opening for a motivated Sr. Staff Airworthiness Engineer to support AW adjacent certifications, including the development of Policy, Process & Procedures, Education & Training, Tools, Digital Strategies, and other common approaches and methodologies. Essential Duties:  Develop and maintain processes, tools, training, and other strategic roadmaps related to assessing organizational execution related to AW adjacent certifications Counsel on program-specific governance, processes, procedures Develop and maintain metrics that provide leadership visibility into organizational execution related to AW adjacent certifications Assess, develop, sustain, and conduct training Collaborate Enterprise / Industry collaboration Basic Qualifications:  • Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 14 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 12 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 10 years of experience. • Experience with the development of plans and certification bases in achieving the logical and systematic realization of compliance using DoW policy, MIL-HDBK-516, civil, and international standards into solutions that meet program objectives to obtain airworthiness and cybersecurity approvals. • Experience with reviews and coordination of other Airworthiness and/or Cybersecurity Engineers, as well as with internal engineering disciplines at all levels of the air system including design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance. • Experience in aircraft system certification related to nuclear surety, weapons certification, and/or CNS/ATM certification • Proven ability to work cross fun

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