Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer IV Ground Weapon System

Overview

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 Space Systems is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our electrical ground support equipment group in our Chandler, AZ facility and lead the Ground Weapon System (GWS) Electrical Engineering team designing EGSE in support of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. Our electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) team supports our programs with the design, test, and sustainment of all EGSE and test support equipment hardware used in the integration and launch of our vehicles.

Our EGSE team members work in a diverse set of roles across the lifecycle of a program.

Job Duties:

Based on high level objectives set out by the program office, lead the electrical engineering team and set specific tasking for individual contributors to execute. Act as the single point of contact responsible for all electrical systems within the program scope of work.

• Lead a team of electrical engineers working the design, integration, qualification, and test of electrical ground support equipment.
• Oversee all aspects of the electrical design ensuring compliance to established command media and customer requirements.
• Single point of contact for all electrical engineering matters to multiple customers and peers which include the EE department, other functional departments, program management, and the customer
• Collaborates with other disciplines to address EE requirement impacts into total system design
• Performs Cost Account Management (CAM), reports variances, earned value, and provides inputs to program master schedule
• Develops and presents technical material to all levels of customers to represent the program and ensure compliance to all requirements
• Detailed understanding and application of company electrical engineering technical standards.
• Detailed technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner while supporting team decisions and goals.
• Disciplined with escalation when required.
• Derives requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings.
• Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
• Patriciate in trade studies for both internal projects and procured equipment.
• Act with safety as your number one priority through every aspect of the role.
• Provides formal review of complex engineering designs and analyses.
• Completing day-to-day activities with no oversight of senior engineers.

• Leadership of engineering teams.
• Design, test, qualification, or integration experience with launch vehicle or missile products.
• Design, test, and/or integration and deployment of electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) or test support equipment (TSE).
• Design, test, programming, and/or integration and deployment of automated test equipment (ATE).
• Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies.
• Testing of avionics, electronic components, or electrical systems using purpose designed test equipment.
• Burndown of nonconformances and/or root cause failure analysis of electronic systems.
• Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost,…