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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronics Responsible Engineer

United States-California-San Diego Posted today

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H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.

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About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronics Responsible Engineer to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA . The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.   This candidate will be responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of design, buildup, and delivery of large data centers using commercially available IT equipment. These deliveries will consist of new data center deployments and upgrades to existing data centers.   Roles and Responsibilities will include: Technical and schedule lead for assigned system upgrade or new delivery: • Solicit requirements/expectations for building and establish execution plan • Prepare and present kickoff meetings to establish initial schedule, identify critical needs/deliverables, and coordinate with supporting organizations • Work with Production Lead to develop cost/schedule baseline for the effort • Generate implementation instructions & present implementation plan to change board(s) • Drive engineering deliverables: part procurement, drawings, configuration guides, installation guides, test procedures, and maintenance procedures Execution Lead for field integration team: • Coordinate personnel, travel, and visit requests for integration team • Coordinate delivery & security approval of all required materials (hardware, cables, media, etc) • Perform morning standup meeting with integration team • Regularly updated detailed execution plan and report end of day status to leadership • Solve technical challenges and/or resolve issues by leveraging support from both engineering and field integration teams • Perform system checkout and acceptance testing leveraging support from field installation team • Verify all aspects of system integration have been completed, compile list of liens/deviations, and ensure system handoff is coordinated with sustainment team Reporting: • Work with Cost Account Manager (CAM) or Work Package Manager (WPM) to provide weekly status, claim earned value, and provide updates to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) • Work with Lead Responsible Engineer to report daily status, identifying current tasking, needs, and projected risks   The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.   There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.  Travel up to 25% may be required   **This position may be filled either at the Principal Electronics Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.**   Basic Qualifications • Principal Electronics Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a

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