Sr Principal Engineer Electronics (Level 4)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Staff Electronics Engineer to serve as the Hardware and Ground Segment Integration Lead supporting the RQ-4B program in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), California. The role supports the Ground Segment Control Integrated Product Team under the USAF TEAM. The engineer independently diagnoses, isolates, and resolves ground-segment anomalies in the GHSC environment to minimize operational downtime and sustain mission readiness. The role also provides cross-enterprise troubleshooting support to NATO engineering teams and helps maintain hardware, software, and infrastructure baselines. The engineer is the technical lead and primary interface for Ground Segment Control, supporting deficiency investigations and the development, integration, testing, and sustainment of system updates with a major hardware and software supplier. The position coordinates supplier efforts and cross-functional teams through planning, capability development, integration, testing, delivery, deployment, and sustainment. It also reviews product documentation and reports supplier and upgrade status to management. The role involves diverse assignments in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and requires strong communication skills. A hybrid work arrangement may be available, with scheduled telework days subject to manager approval. Travel is required up to 25% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. An active DoD Secret clearance is required at the start, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM 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 and 4 years of related engineering experience.
- Experience with software development, integration, and testing, including Agile, JIRA, and Confluence.
- Experience with programming and scripting languages.
- Experience working with aerospace Ground System architecture.
- Experience creating engineering drawings.
- Familiarity with full hardware integration and Software Development Life Cycles.
- Familiarity with Prime and supplier hardware and Ground Segment Control proposal development, including technical evaluations of supplier proposals.
- Experience conducting system audits.
- Active DoD Secret clearance with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation, and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing hardware- and software-related issues through supplier interaction on a Government/DoD contract.
- Experience with government acquisition related to hardware and software development and sustainment activities.
- CAM/EV experience.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate hardware supplier efforts for software programs and projects, seeing work through from start to finish.
- Coordinate with subcontract management, systems engineering, supplier quality assurance, safety, cyber, test, logistics, cost account management, and scheduling teams.
- Monitor and advise on critical dependencies and interfaces for Ground Segment implementation and integration.
- Coordinate and manage Ground Segment and minor software integration activities across planning, new capability development, testing, deliveries, deployment, and sustainment.
- Review supplier hardware and software product documentation.
- Report hardware upgrades and software supplier status to upper management.
- Independently diagnose, isolate, and resolve ground-segment anomalies in the GHSC environment.
- Provide cross-enterprise troubleshooting support to NATO engineering teams for integration issues affecting lab, enterprise, and fielded configurations.
- Serve as technical lead and primary interface for Ground Segment Control deficiency investigations and system-update development, integration, testing, and sustainment artifacts.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and 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.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
