Engineer/Principal Engineer Electronics – Hardware Communications (California)

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

1d•$91,800 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Engineer/Principal Engineer Electronics – Hardware Communications. The position can be located in Palmdale, El Segundo, or San Diego, California. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25%, and 45% during surge periods may be required.

Requirements

Engineer (LV2): 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
Principal Engineer (LV3): Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) 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 years of related engineering experience.
Ability to travel up to 25%, and 45% during surge periods
Must have high attention to detail and emphasis on first time quality
Must be physically able to move up to 50lbs
Must have color vision to identify cables and wires
Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to learn new material quickly
Must have working knowledge of governing and industry standards to include MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-100G, and ASME Y14.100
Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years and ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Programs (SAP)
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
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

Perform engineering capture, build, integration, test and maintenance of communications hardware in laboratory and field settings.
Design of rack-based communication, test, support equipment, and cabling to meet system requirements, to include: Understanding and 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.
Installation of communication, test and support equipment in lab and field environments.
Providing lab, site integration, test, and maintenance support.
Participate in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, interact and coordinate with responsible communications engineers responsible for sustaining communication sub-systems.
Preparing presentations, briefing stakeholders, and providing project status updates.

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
overtime
shift differential
a discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)