Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware/Software Integration

Northrop Grumman•, GA

2d•$103,600 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware/Software Integration to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals in Misc, GA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization. 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% may be required.

Requirements

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 year of related engineering experience
Ability to obtain and maintain CompTIA Security+ Certificate. This certificate must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Ability to lift up to 50+ pounds to support equipment installation
Familiar with Windows, Linux, VMWare configuration and troubleshooting.
Understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4 addressing and network design including IP subnetting, VLANs and routing protocols.
Experience in integration and testing of software and hardware components in unix and windows environments.
A U.S. Citizen with Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance OR active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (with a background investigation within the past 5 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

Nice To Haves

Good understanding and knowledge of network security features like IP access-lists.
Good understanding of advanced features like GRE, DMVPN, IPSEC.
Experience with network firewalls such as Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower or Palo Alto Networks.
Experience with network management protocols like SNMP, SSH, syslog, RADIUS/TACACS.
Understanding of advanced features like SD-WAN, GRE, IPSEC, DMVPN, MPLS, QoS, Multicast.
Experience with Cisco Unified Communications / VoIP.
Familiar with network management applications, like SuzieQ and/or Cisco ISE.
Experience with HAIPE/TACLANE encryptors and other military COMSEC/CRYPTO equipment and procedures.
Working knowledge of DISA security STIGs and maintaining security best practices.
Experience with Jira, Bitbucket, Gitlab, GitHub
Experience in automation of installation, configuration, and test.
Experience with scripting languages (developing, debugging, and maintaining.
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Active CompTIA Security+ Certification
Experience with mechanical assembly skills for building IT racks and training equipment
Experience with datacenter design and/or hardware/software field installations
Experience with Agile methodologies and use of JIRA or other work tracking systems
Experience installing and troubleshooting one or more of the following: Windows, Solaris, VMware ESXI, networking or Storage
Experience with IT/documentation tools such as Sphinx, Jinja, YAML, rest
Experience with Compunetix systems

Responsibilities

Deploy and configure operating systems including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and VMware ESXi
Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis across enterprise operating systems and networking devices.
Perform datacenter hardware and software integration, ensuring seamless interoperability across computers, storage and network environments.
Physically construct rack-based datacenter systems with a focus on safety, quality, and ease of repair
Install system interconnect cabling for communications, audio, networking, and serial interfaces
Interpret, markup/redline, and audit released engineering drawings
Configure IT hardware such as switches, keyboard Video Mouse (KVM)/PCOIP devices
Implement engineering changes to the system as scheduled.
Collaborate closely with Engineers and Technicians in a lab and production environment.
Good planning, coordination, communication, and documentation skills are required.

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
discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)