Principal/Senior Principal Component Engineer

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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Component Engineer/Senior Principal Component Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD. What You’ll Get to Do: The successful candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Parts and Components Management Team within the Design Services Engineering Department.  The selected candidate will work in a dynamic, customer-focused environment where he/she will interact with suppliers, internal and external customers and other design engineers.   Roles and Responsibilities • Manage components for assigned programs as a Part Control Engineer, ensuring contractual requirements are met. • Collaborate with Program Management to define part selection requirements and support major program milestones, including Design Reviews. • Facilitate new component request approvals and component drawing development to meet program requirements. • Drive part obsolescence resolution by reporting end-of-life parts, identifying replacements, and analyzing alternates on bills of material to address obsolescence, long lead times, and standardization. • Support a commodity team in reviewing components for production design use across commercial, industry, military, and space-grade applications. • Serve as the surrogate for commodity components, ensuring environmental suitability, authenticity, and traceability. • Prepare and review data for Program Design Team and/or Configuration Control Board reviews, including applicable screening and qualification test plans. • Support failure analysis and problem resolution for parts within a specific commodity. • Manage multiple priorities and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet part requirements and program deadlines. This position is contingent on the ability to obtain a US Government Secret clearance or the successful transfer of a US Government Secret clearance prior to start. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Component Engineer: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, master’s degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 0 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an addi