Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

1d•$142,200 - $213,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr Principal Electronics Engineer to join their team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position will be in their Avionics Integration Organization. The role involves research, design, development, integration, and testing of various electronic equipment and systems, with a focus on RF datalinks, SATCOM, and Communications Networks as the Comms Resiliency Lead. The engineer will be responsible for maintaining complex RF communications architectures, systems, and circuitry components, reporting comms status to Program Managers and IPT Management, and serving as the Primary Responsible Engineer for complex communications subsystems, supplier technical interface, and focal IPT representative for integration support. As the Comms Resiliency Lead, the individual will direct, execute, and oversee future comms updates on all RQ-4 Enterprise Contracts, researching new technologies and presenting replacements for current comms equipment. Additional duties include supervising and mentoring the team, maintaining awareness of activities across contracts, providing technical status to leadership and customers, supporting cost and schedule impact assessments, ensuring adherence to processes and best practices, coordinating with the technical lead, driving process development and continuous improvement, coordinating with the Technical Review Board, mentoring junior engineers, facilitating technical support and approval of IFC products, supporting program reviews, and coordinating across programs for efficiencies. The position requires comprehending and analyzing complex problems and developing solutions. Once established, the position may offer a hybrid work environment with scheduled telework days at the manager's discretion. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of related engineering experience
Must have Airborne or Ground platform integration experience
Ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time

Nice To Haves

Current Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
Strong understanding of Mission Systems
Familiar with current network products and technologies such as routers, firewalls, and switches
Component Qualifications for Flight
System Engineering, Requirements Derivation

Responsibilities

Research, design, development, integration, and test of a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including RF datalinks, SATCOM and Communications Networks as the Comms Resiliency Lead
Maintaining complex RF communications architectures, systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers
Reporting comms status to Program Managers and IPT Management
Primary Responsible Engineer for complex communications subsystem, supplier technical interface, and focal IPT representative for integration support
Technical direction, execution, and oversight of future comms updates on all RQ-4 Enterprise Contracts
Research new technologies and present adequate replacements for current comms equipment on the fleet
Supervise and mentor the team
Maintain awareness over activities within and across contracts for adherence to development, hardware/software design, integration, and verification/validation activities
Provide technical status and assessment to program leadership and customers
Support assessment of cost and schedule impacts of technical decisions
Ensure the program is adhering to processes and best practices of products for both internal and external customers and is compliant with policies, procedures, and quality standards
Coordinate with the technical lead to ensure execution of program statement of work and technical program requirements are met
Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives
Coordinate with the chair of the Technical Review Board regarding upcoming and current change packages
Mentor lower level comms engineers and provide professional and performance feedback
Facilitate technical support, review, and approval of IFC products and artifacts
Support program reviews and assist in resolution of program engineering challenges (technical, financial, and staffing)
Coordinating across programs and functions for common efficiencies and operational gains
Comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions