RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, Special Mission Aircraft (SMA) Operating Unit (OU) is seeking a
Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team at our Lake Charles, LA facility. Our team provides customers with support Special Mission Aircraft (SMA) heavy maintenance and modifications. This business area focuses on the support, design, analysis, modification, integration, ground and flight testing, airworthiness certification, and logistics support of airborne ISR platforms that are primarily highly modified commercial-derivative aircraft. This includes both Mission Equipment Package (MEP) Support, Platform Maintenance, and Platform/System Modification.
**This Position is Contingent upon Funding.
Role and Responsibilities:
- The Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer should have knowledge of and experience with circuit design/analysis and power electronics design to military, space, or aerospace standards commonly used in the defense and aerospace realm.
- The candidate should be familiar with aircraft maintenance and modification operations.
- Provide liaison support and develop detailed electrical analyses in support of troubleshooting, drawing release, aircraft repairs or modification integration. These analyses will be in support of Material Review Board (MRB), and fleet management activities.
- Knowledge of Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), large transport aircraft electrical design criteria, and nonstandard repairs.
- Provide technical guidance to liaison engineers in the design and substantiation of aircraft electrical modification integration and/or repairs.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, a team player, and possess the ability to research and effectively resolve technical issues both independently and as part of a large multi-disciplined team. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as interpersonal skills in order to coordinate with a variety of disciplines are also essential. This position requires the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to frequently changing requirements. The candidate will be required to effectively and efficiently work at offsite locations that may require travel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree with 8 years related experience; Master’s in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree with 6 years related experience; PhD in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree with 4 years related experience
- Analog and Digital Circuit Design and Analysis ability and experience
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits (e.g. analog or high-voltage circuitry)
- Experience with substantiation of aircraft electrical repairs
- Experience in aircraft electrical and avionics systems and repairs
- Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain a DOD secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10 or more years of work experience with DOD related products
- Experience with military and civil airworthiness regulations (MIL-HBK-516 and FAA 14 CFR Part 25)
- Demonstrated experience modeling and performing analysis of integrated systems encompassing electronics, power electronics, control systems, sensors, and mechanical systems
- Electrical integration and troubleshooting experience on Naval Aviation programs
- Experience on the E-6 or other 707 derivative aircraft
- Experience with MRO Engineering Operations
- Experience with Material Review Board operations
- Experience with aircraft weight and balance
- FAA Designated Engineering Representative or NAVDER designation
- Demonstrated ability in production issue resolution
- Current DOD secret security clearance
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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.
