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About this Principal/Sr. Principal Product Supportability & Reliability Engineer role at Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman · Onsite · United States-Illinois-Rolling Meadows
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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.

Our Mission Systems Sector is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, for support projects associated with the design and development of avionic mission systems.

The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team. Successful candidate will support development and verification/validation of the Product Support elements. Other responsibilities may include traditional Systems Engineering functions, including requirements synthesis and flow-down, system trades study support, systems analysis, coordination of design efforts, and management of technical budgets & interface definitions.

This position will be full-time, on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL location.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Perform various Product Support analysis such as:
    • Level of Repair Analysis
    • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
    • Create and Maintain Logistics Product Data and Provisioning Data
    • Packaging, Handling, and Shipping definition
    • Manpower Planning
    • Sparing Analysis
    • Facilities and Support Equipment
  • Based on skill-set, support additional Specialty Engineering functions such as:
    • Reliability and Maintainability analysis (reliability and maintainability predictions, Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA))
    • System Safety
    • Human Factors
    • Testability (Built-In-Test Design)
  • Present supportability approach at engineering design reviews.

This position can be filled as a Principal Reliability Engineer or Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer

Basic Qualifications for Principal Reliability Engineer:

  • Must either have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience, OR 1 year of experience with a PhD in a STEM discipline.
  • Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Previous experience in one of the Product Support or Specialty Engineering (Reliability, Maintainability, Testability, System Safety, or Human Factors) disciplines.
  • Demonstrated experience with problem resolution on complex technical challenges.
  • Candidate must be a US Citizen
  • Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Secret Clearance. Clearance is not required to start.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Reliability Engineer:

  • Must either have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 8 years of relevant experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience, OR 4 year of experience with a PhD in a STEM discipline.
  • Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Previous experience in one of the System Supportability or Specialty Engineering (Reliability, Maintainability, Testability, System Safety, or Human Factors) disciplines.
  • Demonstrated experience with problem resolution on complex technical challenges.
  • Candidate must be a US Citizen
  • Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Secret Clearance. Clearance is not required to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience in multiple of the Product Support and Specialty Engineering disciplines
  • Experience in the military, government, commercial aerospace industry (e.g. aviation/equipment maintenance, aircraft operations, or commercial industrial technology companies)
  • Knowledge of Military Specifications, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) and other related technical and contractual documents

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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About Northrop Grumman

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.

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