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Sr. Principal Electronics Communications Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 3 Locations
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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 Sr. Principal Electronics Communications Engineer . This position can be located in Palmdale, CA , El Segundo, CA, or Rancho Bernardo, CA supporting our Avionics Integration Organization. The selected candidate will provide key engineering support for an electro-optical subsystem and will report directly to the subsystem engineering technical lead. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. Roles and Responsibilities will include: • Installation, integration, test and troubleshooting of HW and SW in the field • On-site lab and field support for test events • Develop updates to technical manuals • Coordination with ground HW, SW and networking teams to optimize subsystem performance • Definition of support equipment (SE) requirements and provide guidance to the SE design team • Perform sustaining engineering to maintain and improve hardware (HW), Software (SW), system maintainability/supportability, etc. • Support configuration management of the system’s HW and SW • Analysis of data for subsystem performance using MATLAB • Generation and presentation of reports on subsystem performance to management and customers • Resolution of squawks and other link anomalies • Develop and manage risks, issues and opportunities • Maintain baseline system documents, such as ICDs and specifications • Provide technical direction to suppliers as a member of the Supplier Management Team 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. El Segundo, CA or Rancho Bernardo, CA may require Travel up to 25% may be required. Palmdale, CA may require up to 10% travel. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience. • Experience with electro-optical, sensors and/or communications systems, including development, test, production, integration and/or operations • Familiarity with systems engineering processes at the sub-system, system and system-of-systems levels. • 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. Preferred Qualifications: • Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) cl