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HEMP Electrical Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (AHT)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Alabama-Huntsville
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Electrical Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL. Position Overview: As an Electrical Engineer (Level 3 or 4), you will support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team’s design efforts while working in an Agile environment. Your primary responsibilities will include E3 analysis and HEMP testing, authoring analysis reports, developing CDRLs, and writing test plans and procedures. Accountability and active participation in team meetings, internal and external demonstrations, and documenting progress on team dashboards are expected. Essential Functions: • Perform analyses in accordance with applicable industry and military standards under the direction of program leadership. • Lead design efforts and develop technical reports to support program milestone reviews. • Provide accountable and active leadership in team meetings and internal/external demos, including documenting progress on team dashboards. • Review and generate engineering documentation, including technical drawings, specifications, and test reports. • Mentor and cross-train junior engineers in analysis methods, support technical reviews, and approve their analysis results to ensure customer requirements are met. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. This requisition may be filled at either an Principal Electrical Engineer – Level 3 or Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer – Level 4. Basic Qualifications: • Electrical Engineer Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of related experience with a PhD. • Electrical Engineer Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 5 years of related experience, or 4 years of related experience with a PhD. • Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time. • Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start. • Must be able to support an in-office / closed-area work environment full-time. • Experience in E3 and HEMP testing and analysis. • Knowledge of standards: MIL-STD-461, MIL