Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Offboard Health Management

This position is for a Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Offboard Health Management (OHMS) located in Melbourne, FL.

• Requirements analysis and development tasks including supplier statements of work, requirements analysis, and development to generate subsystem technical requirements documentation, trade studies, modeling, and performance analysis.
• Architecture development and subsystem design tasks, including generation of the technical requirements documentation baseline, functional and physical architecture definition and control, functional and physical interface definition and control, and design drawing creation support.
• Acquisition and supplier management tasks supporting Global Supply Chain for RFPs and supplier/PO status, supplier meetings and reviews, witness of supplier testing and verification activities, and SDRL review and acceptance.
• Test and verification tasks (including qualification testing) managing compliance to the verification cross reference matrix for hardware, software, and subsystem level test, oversight of supplier manufacturing and test process, and documentation related to product test, managing supplier manufacturing and testing issues and facilitating resolution and review of supplier test and verification reports.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, understand the scope of work and its impact on other teams, bring concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and hold the team to a high level of technical rigor.
• Practical knowledge of functional and physical architecture definition, interface control, and creation of design drawings.
• Strong communication skills for cross‑functional collaboration and supplier interaction.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military/professional experience, or Master’s degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military/professional experience, or PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military/professional experience.
• Active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience performing requirements analysis and developing technical requirement documentation for hardware/software subsystems.
• Experience supporting acquisition activities such as RFP development, supplier coordination, and reviewing supplier deliverables.
• Experience in test and verification processes, including creating verification matrices, overseeing hardware/software test, and managing test documentation.
• Experience with data acquisition from aerospace interfaces, specifically MIL‑STD‑1553 or equivalent bus protocols.

• Direct experience with the Automated Logistics Environment (ALE) or similar Integrated Health Management System (IHMS) tools.
• Active Top‑Secret security clearance granted or renewed within the past 6 years.
• Prior work on C‑130J, E‑2D, or other aircraft logistics/maintenance software platforms.
• Experience with cloud‑based analytics and dashboard frameworks.
• Familiarity with software‑configuration management tools (e.g., Git, DOORS, Rational) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Certifications such as PMP, SAFe Agile, or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).
• Control Account Management (CAM) certification or Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for long‑term incentives. Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

Top Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 25% of the time.

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