Engineer Electrical Level 3 - Command & Data Handling - Dulles

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life & disability

Savings plan

Holidays & PTO

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an electrical/CDH systems engineer to lead requirements analysis, decompose customer needs into hardware and software specifications, and define verification methods across the entire development lifecycle, from concept to disposal.

You will manage interfaces, coordinate with design and manufacturing, drive risk mitigation, oversee testing and integration, and guide cost/schedule development for CDH subsystems on major programs while ensuring compliance with avionics

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM field and 5 years of relevant work experience, or 3 years with a Master’s, or a PhD.
• Technical experience in electrical systems or C&DH subsystem engineering.
• Experience with flight hardware development, MRB/PM&P, procurement, documentation, and data packages (EIDP).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI security clearance.
• Hands-on mentality and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and decompose into hardware/software specs and verification plans.
• Manage internal and external flight-vehicle electrical interfaces and create interconnect diagrams and grounding plans.
• Verify electrical connectivity and harness implementation; support peer reviews.
• Oversee planning, design integration, verification, and validation of CDH electrical system elements.
• Influence design to enable electrical testing at component to flight-vehicle levels; support automated testing when possible.
• Coordinate technical work with vendors and suppliers; review docs (ICD, derating, QTP, ATP, test reports).
• Lead cost estimating and scheduling for CDH subsystems on major programs; ensure on-time execution.

Skills

Electrical engineering

C&DH subsystem engineering

Flight hardware development

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in STEM

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Overview

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.

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required for start: No. Clearance type: None. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirement analysis and decompose 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 (concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal).
• 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 (e.g. verify electrical harness implementation, safety‑critical circuit segregation, support peer‑reviews).
• 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, with the aim to enable automated testing where applicable.
• Provide technical coordination of vendors and suppliers.
• Review suppliers “as‑planned”, “as‑designed”, and “as‑built” documentation (e.g. interface control document, derating analysis, worst‑case analysis, qualification test plan and procedure, acceptance test plan and procedure, test report).
• Manage hardware command and telemetry implementation (e.g. develop and coordinate calibration and conversion curves for analog telemetry in coordination with subsystem engineers, verify electrical/software implementation).
• Identify electrical systems and C&DH risks, develop risk mitigation plans for selected risks, and implement mitigations.
• Contribute to assembly integration and test activities (e.g. electrical test requirements development, anomaly investigations/resolutions).
• Interface with design and manufacturing groups to monitor component production process/progress to include Integration & Test (I&T) and relay status to management with potential solutions to stay on target.
• 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.
• Develop cost estimates for proposals and programs as required.
• Be comfortable with managing program execution from a technical perspective, meeting deadlines, working on multiple projects concurrently, and working with various engineering disciplines and internal/external customers.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a STEM area (preferably Electrical Engineering) and 5 years of relevant work experience, or 3 years of relevant work experience with a Master’s degree, or a PhD.
• 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).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI security clearance.
• Hands‑on mentality and a 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.
• Experience developing FPGAs.
• Strong verbal and written communications 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

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. The package includes health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business. Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives may apply depending on the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

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