Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer

Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr Principal Electronics Engineer to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Research, design, development, integration, and test of a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including RF datalinks, SATCOM and Communications Networks as the Comms Resiliency Lead.

• Maintaining complex RF communications architectures, systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers.

• Reporting comms status to Program Managers and IPT Management.

• Primary Responsible Engineer for complex communications subsystem, supplier technical interface, and focal IPT representative for integration support.

As the Comms Resiliency Lead, you will be responsible for the technical direction, execution, and oversight of future comms updates on all RQ-4 Enterprise Contracts. You must be able to research new technologies and be able to present adequate replacements for current comms equipment on the fleet. Additional duties include the following:

• Supervise and mentor the team.

• Maintain awareness over activities within and across contracts for adherence to development, hardware/software design, 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.

• As needed, coordinate with the technical lead to ensure execution of program statement of work and technical program requirements are met.

• Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives.

• Coordinate with the chair of the Technical Review Board regarding upcoming and current change packages.

• Mentor lower level comms engineers and provide professional and performance feedback.

• Facilitate technical support, review, and approval of IFC products and artifacts.

• Support program reviews and assist in resolution of program engineering challenges (technical, financial, and staffing).

• Coordinating across programs and functions for common efficiencies and operational gains.

• Comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.

Once established in role, the position could potentially offer a hybrid work environment. Scheduled telework days are approved at managers discretion. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

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 with 4 years of related engineering experience.

• Active in-scope, DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance once in position.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.

• Strong understanding of Mission Systems.

• Familiar with current network products and technologies such as routers, firewalls, and switches.

• Airborne platform integration.

• Component Qualifications for Flight.

• System Engineering, Requirements Derivation.