Sr Principal Engineer Electronics

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top 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.

• Analyze network architectures and topologies for distributed communication applications
• Conduct trade studies for communications subsystem architectures.
• Interaction with Comms suppliers for integration of communications systems into the lab.
• Lead development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
• Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
• Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance based specifications, statements of work and Interface Control Documents.
• Review documents from the supplier's development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
• Support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams

• Bachelor's degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
• Active, Fully-Adjudicated Secret Clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret Clearance and access to special programs
• Experience with the Analysis of communications Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) in one of the following areas: TX/RX of Military BLOS, Military LOS, CNS/ATM, and other FAA compliant messaging
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
• Ability to review documents from the supplier's development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review
• Supplier/subcontract management
• Developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work

• Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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