Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer IV

Northrop Grumman • Chandler, AZ

3d • $118,600 - $178,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Lead Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer for the Strike team at its Chandler, Arizona facility. The Strike team works on an ongoing product offering, with electrical engineers contributing to electrical subsystems and components in multidisciplinary integrated product teams. The Chandler group performs cradle-to-grave engineering on a range of launch vehicles and related systems, including Strike, GPI, Antares, Minotaur, Pegasus, GMD, and Sentinel. Work may span design, operations planning, ground support development, analysis, testing, integration, and launch operations.

The role leads the electrical engineering team developing the Strike electrical design and oversees the design to ensure compliance with company standards and customer requirements. The engineer serves as the electrical engineering point of contact for customers, peers, functional departments, and program management; collaborates across product teams and disciplines; and presents technical material to customers. The position also includes cost account management, schedule and earned-value inputs, design and requirements reviews, qualification and characterization testing, troubleshooting, test data analysis, requirements decomposition, risk evaluation, trade studies, and formal peer reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 8 years of experience, or a master's degree and 6 years of experience.
• Electrical engineering is preferred.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• A U.S. Government Secret security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret security clearance or higher.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure.
• Previous experience with Department of Defense missile defense programs.
• Experience with missile systems and associated standards.
• Prior experience designing, testing, integrating, or deploying electrical components or subsystems.
• Experience releasing engineering documentation, including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Experience resolving nonconformances and/or conducting root cause failure analysis of electronic systems.
• Problem-solving experience involving technical issues as well as schedule, cost, resource, and other project challenges.
• Experience mentoring and cross-training team members across diverse technologies and electrical system architectures.
• Knowledge of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, and electronic loads.
• Experience using analytical software such as MATLAB or Python to analyze and reduce data and identify characteristics and trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Electrical Engineering team in developing the Strike electrical design.
• Oversee electrical design to ensure compliance with established command media and customer requirements.
• Serve as the single point of contact for electrical engineering matters with customers, peers, functional departments, program management, and the Strike customer.
• Collaborate with other product teams and disciplines to address electrical engineering requirement impacts on the total system design.
• Lead a team performing varied tasks and adapt to unique challenges.
• Perform Cost Account Management, report variances and earned value, and provide inputs to the program master schedule.
• Develop and present technical material to customers at all levels to represent the program and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Apply electrical engineering technical standards and working knowledge of related disciplines.
• Prepare and present electrical engineering materials for requirements and design reviews.
• Study basic design concepts and criteria for complex problems.
• Perform qualification and characterization testing, troubleshoot designs, and review test data.
• Analyze data to identify trends that may indicate out-of-tolerance or degraded part performance.
• Test components to characterize off-nominal behavior.
• Participate constructively in team decisions and support team goals.
• Provide quality internal and external customer service and seek information needed to meet customer needs.
• Escalate issues when required.
• Derive and decompose requirements from documentation and design meetings.
• Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
• Participate in trade studies for internal projects and procured equipment.
• Prioritize safety throughout all aspects of the role.
• Provide formal peer review of engineering designs or analyses.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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