RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking
a Sr. Principal BLOS 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.
The Engineer in this role will be responsible for one or more of the following:- Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
- Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
- Perform performance and functional analyses
- Conducting detailed trade studies
- Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
- Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
- Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
- 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
Basic Qualifications:- 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 Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
- Experience in supplier/subcontract management; Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
- Designing, integrating, testing, installing, operating LOS (VLF Rx, HF, VHF, UHF, Ku) communication systems in airborne military applications
- Experience with voice, military and network waveforms
- Experience with performance assessment through link margin and antenna pattern analyses
- Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
- 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
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
- Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
- Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
- Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
- Ability to review documents from the supplier's development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review
Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00
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.
