Sr Principal Engineer Electronics

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 seeking a Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall development of communications subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements. Job Responsibilities: • Analyze network architectures and topologies for distributed communication applications • Conduct trade studies for communications subsystem architectures. • Interaction with Comms suppliers for integration of communications systems into the lab. • Lead development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives • Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure • Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance based specifications, statements of work and Interface Control Documents. • Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews • Support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience. • Active, Fully-Adjudicated Secret Clearance • Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret Clearance and access to special programs • Experience with the Analysis of communications Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) in one of the following areas: TX/RX of Military BLOS, Military LOS, CNS/ATM, and other FAA compliant messaging • Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment • Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills • Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner • Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review • Supplier/subcontract management • Developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work Preferred Qualifications: • Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and sele

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