Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronics Responsible Engineer

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

1d • $114,000 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Electronics Responsible Engineer for its San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), California facility. The position oversees the lifecycle of designing, building, and delivering large data centers using commercially available IT equipment, including new deployments and upgrades to existing data centers. The successful candidate should be a self-starter familiar with working in an Integrated Product Team construct. This is a full-time, on-site role with no remote, hybrid, or telework option. Travel of up to 25% may be required. Relocation assistance may be available. An active Top Secret clearance is required to start; the role also requires the ability to obtain and maintain SCI and SAP clearances.

Requirements

• For the Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
• For the Sr. Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Understanding of data centers and their basic constituent parts.
• Experience managing projects involving groups of 8 or more engineers and technicians.
• Ability to research and develop solutions to technical issues on subsystems comprising 5–10 LRUs.
• Ability to operate modern computer systems using Windows OS and UNIX-like command shells.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Ability to work full-time on-site at the facility; no remote, hybrid, or telework is available.
• Ability to travel up to 25% may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable SAP clearance.
• Current Special Program Access.
• Experience with engineering drawings.
• Experience with IT and documentation tools such as Sphinx, Jinja, YAML, and reST.
• Experience with Agile processes.
• Cost Account Management experience.
• Experience using MS Project.
• Experience with data center design and/or hardware and software field installations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical and schedule execution of assigned system upgrades or new deliveries.
• Solicit requirements and expectations for each build and establish an execution plan.
• Prepare and present kickoff meetings to establish the initial schedule, identify critical needs and deliverables, and coordinate with supporting organizations.
• Work with the Production Lead to develop the effort’s cost and schedule baseline.
• Generate implementation instructions and present implementation plans to change boards.
• Drive engineering deliverables, including part procurement, drawings, configuration guides, installation guides, test procedures, and maintenance procedures.
• Lead field integration execution by coordinating personnel, travel, and visit requests for the integration team.
• Coordinate delivery and security approval for required materials, including hardware, cables, and media.
• Conduct morning standup meetings with the integration team; maintain the detailed execution plan and report end-of-day status to leadership.
• Resolve technical challenges and other issues by coordinating support from engineering and field integration teams.
• Perform system checkout and acceptance testing with support from the field installation team.
• Verify system integration completion, compile liens and deviations, and coordinate system handoff with the sustainment team.
• Work with the Cost Account Manager or Work Package Manager to provide weekly status, claim earned value, and update the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Work with the Lead Responsible Engineer to report daily status, including current tasking, needs, and projected risks.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior