Principal Electrical Engineer III; GPI

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 a Principal Electrical Engineer III in our Chandler, AZ facility.

The Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) team has opportunities for motivated electrical engineers to join our growing team. GPI is a new development product offering exciting opportunities and unique problem‑solving challenges.

Team members work in multi‑discipline integrated product teams (IPTs) on a variety of electrical subsystems and components on the interceptor. As part of the GPI team, you will contribute to the development of a new capability to the war fighter.

The Chandler group performs cradle‑to‑grave engineering on the majority of their launch vehicles. They are working on approximately 15 separate vehicles at any given time, among them are GPI, Antares, Minotaur, Pegasus, GMD, Sentinel, and many more.

Their products serve a variety of purposes including ISS (International Space Station) cargo resupply, deploying defense satellites, developing missile interceptor technology, and providing much needed target vehicles to better hone our military capability.

This means you can be part of the design, operations planning, ground support development, analysis, testing, integration, launch operations and more. There is plenty to do and learn that will reinforce your existing skillsets while also helping you learn what it takes to get a rocket to lift off and achieve orbit. Our department has a good variety of sub‑groups to choose from where you can roll up your sleeves to become an industry expert or opt to pursue a more well‑rounded approach while learning a little about everything.

• This position reports to the GPI Electrical Lead Engineer

• Based on specific objectives, perform analysis, design, and/or test of complex designs.

• Perform comprehensive review of internal, external, industry, customer, and range requirements to support interceptor system level design, and interceptor subsystem design and integration into a vertical launch system.

• Perform detailed analyses to support/verify designs and conduct briefings to management and customers.

• Lead development, coordination, and execution of test programs required to evaluate the design.

• Oversee component supplier design, analysis, manufacture, and test.

• Lead troubleshooting efforts and comprehensive failure investigations.

• Mentor other engineers from a technical standpoint as well as perform senior peer review.

• Collaborate early and often with other IPTs, engineering disciplines and operations/manufacturing groups.

• Broad understanding and application of industry and company electrical engineering technical standards.

• Broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines.

• Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.

• Studies basic design concepts and criteria for more complex problems.

• Perform qualification testing, characterization testing, troubleshooting, and test data review of completed designs.

• Perform data analysis to identify trends that may indicate out of tolerance or degraded part performance.

• Perform testing to characterize off‑nominal behavior of components.

• Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner while…