Engineer Electrical Level 2 - Command & Data Handling - Dulles

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 91,800 - 137,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

The Northrop Grumman Space Systems CDH Subsystem team is seeking an early‑to‑mid‑career engineer to help develop CDH requirements, perform trade studies, and lead hardware build, integration, test, and on‑orbit operations support. You will manage electrical interfaces and drive verification across the development lifecycle.

You will collaborate across design, manufacturing, and external vendors, shaping risk mitigations and schedules on major programs while ensuring compliance and successful

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM and 2 years of relevant work experience, or a Master’s degree.
• Experience in Electrical Systems or C&DH subsystem engineering.
• Experience with flight hardware development, MRB, PM&P, procurement, assembly documentation, and End Item Data Packages (EIDP).

Responsibilities

• Perform requirement analysis and decomposition of customer requirements into hardware and software specifications and establish subsystem or system-level electrical verification method and plans.
• Perform analyses to evaluate all levels of the system to ensure a cohesive electrical-system solution throughout the development lifecycle.
• Manage the internal & external flight-vehicle electrical interfaces and develop interconnect diagrams, grounding diagrams, and support electrical schematics and global connectivity list development for the flight vehicle.
• Verify electrical interface compatibility and connectivity implementation.
• Oversee planning, design integration, product integration, verification, and validation for CDH electrical-system elements.
• Influence electrical-system design to facilitate electrical testing at component, subsystem, and flight-vehicle levels.
• Provide technical coordination of vendors and review documentation.
• Manage hardware command and telemetry implementation and verify electrical/software implementation.
• Identify Electrical Systems and C&DH risks and develop mitigations.
• Contribute to assembly integration and test activities, including electrical test requirements and anomaly investigations.

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: SCI.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Overview

The Command and Data Handling (CDH) Subsystem team within Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a motivated early‑to‑mid‑career engineer. In this role, you will help develop CDH subsystem requirements, perform trade studies between avionics solutions, identify key components, and contribute to subsystem‑level design and analysis. You will support preparation for major design reviews and help lead the team through hardware build, integration, test, and on‑orbit operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform requirement analysis and decomposition of customer requirements into hardware and software specifications and establish subsystem or system-level electrical verification method and plans.
• Perform analyses to evaluate all levels of the system to ensure a cohesive electrical-system solution throughout the development lifecycle.
• Manage the internal & external flight‑vehicle electrical interfaces and develop the corresponding subsystem or system-level interconnect/block diagrams, grounding diagrams, and support electrical schematics and global connectivity list development for the flight vehicle on programs as needed.
• Perform electrical interface compatibility verifications and verify electrical connectivity implementation.
• Oversee the technical planning, design integration, product integration, verification, and validation efforts for the CDH electrical-system elements throughout the development lifecycle.
• Influence the electrical-system design to facilitate electrical testing at the component, subsystem, and flight-vehicle levels.
• Provide technical coordination of vendors and suppliers and review suppliers 'as‑planned', 'as‑designed', and 'as‑built' documentation.
• Manage hardware command and telemetry implementation and verify electrical/software implementation.
• Identify Electrical Systems and C&DH risks, develop risk mitigation plans, and implement mitigations.
• Contribute to assembly integration and test activities, including electrical test requirements development and anomaly investigations/resolutions.
• Interface with design and manufacturing groups to monitor component production process/progress to include Integration & Test (I&T) and relaying status to management.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure the C&DH electrical system is compliant and verifiable at the avionics digital and analog telemetry level.
• Lead the costing & scheduling development for the C&DH subsystem on major programs from initial RFP efforts through end of program life, including cost estimates for proposals and programs.
• Operate in a fast‑paced environment, managing program execution, meeting deadlines, working on multiple projects concurrently, and collaborating with various engineering disciplines and internal/external customers.

Qualifications

• Basic: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a STEM area (preferably Electrical Engineering) and 2 years of relevant work experience OR 0 years of relevant work experience with a Master’s degree.
• Technical experience in Electrical Systems or C&DH subsystem Engineering.
• Experience with flight hardware development, including Material Review Boards (MRB), Parts, Materials & Processes (PM&P), procurement, assembly documentation, and End Item Data Packages (EIDP).
• Active TS Clearance at the time of application with the ability to obtain SCI.
• Hands‑on mentality and passion for fast‑paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams of engineers managing resources and schedules.
• Experience with requirements tracking tool such as DOORS or CAMEO.
• Digital design experience and experience developing FPGAs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with creating and tracking schedules using project tracking tools such as Microsoft Project.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and creating variance reports.

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00
• Eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for VP or Director positions.
• Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO).

EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

Citizenship & Clearance

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.