Electronics Engineer/ Principal Electronics Engineer – Supplier Management Team

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 has an opening for Electronics Engineer/ Principal Electronics Engineer – Supplier Management Team to join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Team . This role is located onsite in Palmdale, El Segundo, or San Diego, CA.   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.   The Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead supports the Communications and Payloads Technical Team and is the team’s and Global Supply Chain’s (GSC’s) primary interface to the supplier for the associated subsystem(s). The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative/team setting across all levels of the organization.   Roles and Responsibilities will include: • Coordinating the efforts of the SMT, including engineers, the subcontracts administrator, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, the cost account manager, the scheduler, and the material planner. • Coordinating and managing the execution of all phases of supplier performance, including planning, proposals, new capability development, production, testing, deliveries, and sustainment. • Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents). • Reporting supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management.   Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience • 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 STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience • Previous Supplier Management Experience • Must have an active US Government Top- Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) • Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance   • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance , within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs • Previous Supplier Management Experience   Preferred Qualifications: • Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. • Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the