Sr. Principal Electronics Communications Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

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 Sr. Principal Electronics Communications Engineer. This position can be located in Palmdale, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Rancho Bernardo, CA supporting our Avionics Integration Organization.

The selected candidate will provide key engineering support for an electro-optical subsystem and will report directly to the subsystem engineering technical lead. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Installation, integration, test and troubleshooting of HW and SW in the field

• On-site lab and field support for test events

• Develop updates to technical manuals

• Coordination with ground HW, SW and networking teams to optimize subsystem performance

• Definition of support equipment (SE) requirements and provide guidance to the SE design team

• Perform sustaining engineering to maintain and improve hardware (HW), Software (SW), system maintainability/supportability, etc.

• Support configuration management of the system’s HW and SW

• Analysis of data for subsystem performance using MATLAB

• Generation and presentation of reports on subsystem performance to management and customers

• Resolution of squawks and other link anomalies

• Develop and manage risks, issues and opportunities

• Maintain baseline system documents, such as ICDs and specifications

• Provide technical direction to suppliers as a member of the Supplier Management Team

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.  El Segundo, CA or Rancho Bernardo, CA may require Travel up to 25% may be required. Palmdale, CA may require up to 10% travel.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a 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 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.

• Experience with electro-optical, sensors and/or communications systems, including development, test, production, integration and/or operations

• Familiarity with systems engineering processes at the sub-system, system and system-of-systems levels.

• Must have an active US Government Top-Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance 

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

• Active USG Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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 as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.