Principal Electronics Integration Engineer

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

4d•$114,000 - $171,000•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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Electronics Integration Engineer to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization. A successful candidate will be familiar with one or more of the following: an understanding of electromagnetics, communications, optics, receiver architecture, advanced signal processing techniques, sensor modeling, and sensor performance validation. Responsibilities will include the requirement to familiarize yourself with the design and development of a newly developed avionics related subsystem and the responsibility of its subsequent integration. 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.
Experience interfacing directly with supplier team technical staff to resolve issues in NG labs
Successful history of resolving integration issues by teaming with various IPTs and suppliers to incorporate solutions, while meeting program schedule
Be a highly-motivated self-starter with an ability to operate effectively on a team of engineers and technicians.
Practical experience working with payload systems
Must have an active US Government Top-Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance
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

Active USG Top Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering
Experience in avionics / payloads system integration and test
Familiarity with common industry standards related to communications systems, such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, RS-232, IPv4/IPv6
Experience with RF based test equipment to include spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters
Experience working on Agile Scrum teams
Experience with the following programming and scripting languages: C, C++, and/or Python

Responsibilities

Familiarize yourself with the design and development of a newly developed avionics related subsystem.
Responsibility of its subsequent integration.
Interfacing directly with supplier team technical staff to resolve issues in NG labs.
Resolving integration issues by teaming with various IPTs and suppliers to incorporate solutions, while meeting program schedule.
Operating effectively on a team of engineers and technicians.