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Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics Mechanical Hardware
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 or a Sr. Principal Electronics (Hardware) Engineer to join our team in Oklahoma City, OK or Melbourne, FL. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. This engineer will support the Lead Engineer in execution of various program activities, to include design development, design/program reviews, requirements management, automated test software development, test execution and witnessing, tooling development, hardware selection, and specification development. Responsibilities: • Analyze tooling/support equipment and recommend appropriate solutions for re-work or alternative solutions including modern manufacturing methods. • Access, interpret, and recommend changes to engineering drawings. • Establish design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. • Generates complex engineering models and drawings • Analyze complex systems and precision electro-mechanical assemblies through simulation and/or analysis to then recommend appropriate substitutions or re-design solutions to ensure the integrity of the platform configuration, system safety, and performance specifications while minimally impacting qualification processes. • Identify, analyze, and solve obsolescence issues. • Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules. • Identify program problems and assist in the establishing of solutions, such as allocation of resources, improved processes, or changing contractual specifications. • Act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of programs. • Support process improvement and establishment. • Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware specifications. • Generates reports and presents to Government counterparts, defense contractors, and other cross-functional organizations. • Research, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. • Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines. *This position may be filled either at the Principal Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Engineer level based on the qualifications listed below.** Basic Qualifications: • Principal Electronics Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related e