Sr Staff Engineer Electronics

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Staff EO/IR Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Organization . This role is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida. The successful lead engineer will be responsible for and 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. The Sr. Staff EO/IR Engineer in this role will be responsible for the following: Lead the design, development, and integration of EO/IR sensor subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives and guides development into a final product that has a direct impact on the sector Develop, analyze, mature, implement, and translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications Lead and leverage industry experience to implement 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 with demonstrated ability to formally present technical solutions to senior leadership. Collaborates with and contributes to CoTE EO/IR discipline and other programs on best practices, problem solving, knowledge sharing.   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. Leads the EO/IR team through development/implementation activities. Ability to build and test hardware prototypes in a laboratory environment as well as perform characterization of EO/IR subsystems and component level parts Basic Qualifications: T06 (Sr. Staff Engineer): Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Optics, Lasers, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or closely related STEM major with 14 years of relevant experience; 12 years with an MS; 10 years with PhD; Extensive work experience (Mastery) with one of the following areas related to EOIR systems: lasers, LiDAR, Sensing, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic protection, ID, or adaptive technique Demonstrated deep technical experience with sensor development, IR payloads, fiber optics Extensive background in EO/IR and laser technology and system design for airborne or space platforms Extensive experience with EO/IR sensor component design and performance analysis Experience in the modeling of EO/IR systems to assess performance Regularly takes a leadership role in providing insight and knowledge transfer to others on internal and external technical solutions to solve complex problems Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation