Engineer​/Principal Engineer Electronics – Hardware Communications; California

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Engineer/Principal Engineer Electronics – Hardware Communications
. The position can be located in Palmdale, California or El Segundo, California
. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

• Perform engineering capture, build, integration, test and maintenance of communications hardware in laboratory and field settings.

• Design of rack-based communication, test, support equipment, and cabling to meet system requirements, to include:

• Understanding and ability to perform electrical signal and power analysis at the rack level

• Developing engineering drawings in accordance with ASME and IEEE standards, including rack assembly drawings, interconnect wiring diagrams and custom cable assemblies

• Developing Bill of Material to support build of systems

• Specification of rack cabling (RF, optical, 1553, power) and cooling systems

• Developing and Performing System Verification procedures

• Installation of communication, test and support equipment in lab and field environments

• Providing lab, site integration, test, and maintenance support

• Participate in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, interact and coordinate with responsible communications engineers responsible for sustaining communication sub-systems

• Preparing presentations, briefing stakeholders, and providing project status updates

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25%, and 45% during surge periods may be required.

• Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
  Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.

• Ability to travel up to 25%, and 45% during surge periods

• Must have high attention to detail and emphasis on first time quality

• Must be physically able to move up to 50 lbs

• Must have color vision to identify cables and wires

• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to learn new material quickly

• Must have working knowledge of governing and industry standards to include MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-100G, and ASME Y14.100

• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with investigation date within the last 5…