Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top 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.

At Northrop Grumman we develop cutting‑edge technology that preserves freedom and advances human discovery. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of technological advancement in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We continue to innovate with developments from launching the first commercial flight to space, to discovering the early beginnings of the universe.

Our employees are not only part of history, but they are also making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL and will be based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. This position has NO Hybrid or Remote work available.

The successful candidate will contribute to the overall development of communications subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements.

• Analyze network architectures and topologies for distributed communication applications
• Conduct trade studies for radio and ICT subsystem architectures
• Interaction with Comms suppliers for integration of Radio and ICT systems into the lab
• Support 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 have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams

• Sr. Principal: 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 STEM discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
• 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
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top‑Secret clearance, and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

• Experience in supplier/subcontract management
• Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance‑based specifications, and statements of work
• Experience building supplier evaluation…