Communications Hardware Engineer (Electronics Engineer)

Northrop Grumman•Palmdale, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

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 a Communications Hardware Engineer (Electronics Engineer) to our team in Palmdale, CA ! This position is in our Avionics Integration West organization. This position will be responsible for working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure to perform engineering capture, build, integration, test, and maintenance of communications hardware in laboratory and field settings. This includes the specification and usage of specialized test and support equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience
Must be physically able to move up to 50 pounds
Must have color vision to identify cables and wires
Working knowledge of governing and industry standards to include MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-100G, and ASME Y14.100
Ability to support up to 25% travel
Active DoD Secret clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs and prior to commencement of employment.

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Top Secret clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years and ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Programs (SAP)
Current SAP access to this program
Working knowledge of various communication protocols including Ethernet, 1553 bus systems and FibreChannel
Experience with drawing and release tools - (CATIA V5, Visio, Teamcenter Enterprise PLM).
Working knowledge of communication engineering theory and RF systems
Experience with production of complex systems
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

Design of rack-based communication, test, support equipment, and cabling to meet system requirements, to include:
Understanding of and the ability to perform electrical signal and power analysis at the rack level
Developing engineering drawings in accordance with ASME and IEEE standards, including rack assembly drawings, interconnect wiring diagrams, and custom cable assemblies
Developing Bill of Material to support build of systems
Specification of rack cabling (RF, optical, 1553, power) and cooling systems
Developing and performing System Verification procedures
Installing communication, test, and support equipment in lab and field environments
Providing lab, site integration, test, and maintenance support
Participating in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, while interacting and coordinating with responsible communications engineers responsible for sustaining communication sub-system
Preparing presentations, briefing stakeholders, and providing project status updates