Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

2d•$122,800 - $184,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer to join their team. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL and will be based within their office spaces to support the program and business needs. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall development of communications subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience
Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in supplier/subcontract management
Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review

Responsibilities

Analyze network architectures and topologies for distributed communication applications
Conduct trade studies for radio and ICS subsystem architectures.
Interaction with Comms suppliers for integration of Radio and ICS systems into the lab.
Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, statements of work and Interface Control Documents.
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Support technical discussions with the customer and have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams