sr principal engineer airworthiness

Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer - Aircraft CertificationJoin our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the Office of Independent Airworthiness (OIAW).As a Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer, you will be working within the Airworthiness Engineering Directorate supporting certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms.Key Responsibilities:* Performs technical airworthiness planning and verification support, including development and negotiation of airworthiness plans and means of compliance.* Reviews and coordinates with other airworthiness engineers and internal engineering disciplines to ensure logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives.* Ensures the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle.* Manages and maintains airworthiness evidence in support of Military Flight Releases and Air System Continued & Continuing Airworthiness.Requirements:* Bachelor’s in STEM discipline with 9 years of experience, or Master’s with 7 years of experience, or PhD with 4 years of experience.* Familiarity of MIL-HDBK-516B Expanded and -516C.* Work experience leading the development of Airworthiness plans, a Basis of Certification, and related activities.* Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.Preferred Qualifications:* Military aircraft development or modification experience.* Ability to initiate Airworthiness Certification process improvement initiatives.* DoD and Civil Airworthiness Experience.* Work experience and familiarity with UAS/RPAS.* Design and Systems Engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Structures, Flight Technology, Air Vehicle Subsystems, Avionics, Mission Payload Integration, System Safety, Flight Test, Configuration Management.* Experience with USAF Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins (AWB).* Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and tracking.* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.Salary Range: $121,000 - $199,600Northrop 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.U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.