Prinicipal OR Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer; Communications

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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 a Principal OR Sr Principal Electronics Engineer (Communications) to our team either in Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA. The candidate should be familiar with working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

The selected candidate will provide key engineering support for a communications payloads subsystem and will report directly to the subsystem engineering technical lead and program manager.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating communication subsystem technical requirements to supplier management team
• Managing suppliers to assess new technology and its viability to meet program requirements
• Conducting thorough trade studies and analyses to weigh the benefits and/or detriments of new communication hardware and software
• Collaborating with program management to build program schedules, assess risks and issues, and deliver technical recommendations to relevant stakeholders
• Addressing and correcting deliverable subsystem performance concerns via program identified tools/systems
• Identifying opportunities for deliverable system improvement and working with engineering teams to implement in accordance with approved program process
• Reporting comms subsystem status to programmatic and technical team leadership and identifying risks/issues/concerns in order to prevent increased cost or schedule loss
• Providing direct user support, engineering expertise, and troubleshooting during test events

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% may be required.

This position may be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer (Communications) level or the Senior Principal Electronics Engineer (Communications) level, depending upon the qualifications below.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant 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 year of related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience in communications and network system integration
• Demonstrated experience with RF and network-based test equipment to include oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters
• Demonstrated experience with technical development and systems integration
• Experience with managing suppliers
• Active DoD Top Secret
  clearance with SCI eligibility (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/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.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6…