Northrop Grumman

Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman$116K — $174K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field and 8 years of experience; OR a Master's with 6; OR a PhD with 4 years
  • Strong understanding of electronics systems
  • Experience in qualification and environmental testing for flight equipment
  • Familiarity with Nuclear, EMI, Reliability and Logistics
  • Experience with airborne platform integration requirements
  • Active US Government Secret Clearance
  • Ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, develop, integrate, and test various electronic systems
  • Maintain complex circuitry components for avionics
  • Report technical status and challenges to senior engineers and management
  • Act as the Responsible Engineer and supplier technical interface
  • Oversee and mentor junior engineers to meet performance goals
  • Ensure adherence to processes and best practices across contracts
  • Support technical meetings and resolve engineering challenges

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Paid time off for vacation and personal business
  • Company paid holidays
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman's Air Dominance Division (ADD) is seeking a Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer position. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK 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.

This role researches and develops sustainment solutions and/or new technologies to support, replace, and/or retrofit avionics equipment and components. As a senior level engineer supporting Avionics, you are also responsible for the implementation of identified solutions, internal cross-functional coordination, as well as oversight of technical suppliers and supporting engineers to maintain the technical direction of the project.

Responsibilities
  • Research, design, development, integration, and test of a variety of electronic equipment including power generation, communications, flight controls, networks, radar, navigation, weapons systems, etc.
  • Maintaining complex circuitry components; analog and digital computers, LRU/SRUs.
  • Report technical status, challenges, impacts, and mitigations to Chief Engineers, EI&E Directors, and Program Management across the project portfolio.
  • Responsible Engineer, supplier technical interface, and focal Avionics representative for integration support.
  • Oversee and mentor responsible and lower-level engineers to enhance and achieve technical performance objectives.
  • Maintain awareness over activities within and across contracts for adherence to development, sustainment, hardware design, and qualification activities, as well as support cross-functional teams through integration and verification/validation activities.
  • Provide technical status and assessment to program leadership and customers.
  • Support assessment of cost and schedule impacts of technical decisions.
  • Ensure the program is adhering to processes and best practices of products for both internal and external customers and is compliant with policies, procedures, and quality standards.
  • Coordinate with engineering and program management to ensure execution of program statement of work and technical program requirements are met.
  • Coordinate with the Technical Review Board regarding upcoming and current change packages.
  • Support technical interchange meetings/program reviews and assist in resolution of technical program engineering challenges.
  • Coordinate across programs and functions for common efficiencies and operational gains.
  • Comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.


Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of related experience
  • Strong understanding of electronics systems
  • Knowledge and experience with qualification and environmental testing required for flight equipment
  • Familiarity with Nuclear, EMI, Reliability and Logistics technical disciplines to lead coordination between general systems, avionics and specialty engineering groups.
  • Airborne platform integration requirements experience
  • Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • 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
  • Strong understanding of nuclear and radiation hardening requirements and testing
  • Experience with LabView or other data collection and electronic modeling tools
  • Existing special access program clearance
  • Active DoD SECRET clearance, within 5 years of last investigation
  • Working knowledge of Earned Value, with exposure to Cost Account Management principles
  • Experience in an Agile development environment


Primary Level Salary Range: $116,300.00 - $174,500.00

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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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88,000 employees
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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
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