Lead Payloads Electronics Engineer – Top Secret

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Principal Engineer Electronics - Payloads to join our on-site team. This role supports a payloads subsystem under the subsystem engineering lead and program manager, with travel up to 10%.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with 3–5 years (or advanced degrees) of related experience, hands-on payload systems work, and strong systems integration and supplier management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience, or advanced degrees with fewer years.
• Experience with payload systems.
• Technical development and systems integration experience.
• Experience in supplier management.
• Active TS SCI security clearance (with SAP clearance eligibility).

Responsibilities

• Readiness reviews, training coordination, and communication with test directors.
• Prepare test briefs and debriefs; coordinate security and test activities.
• Post-test review, data validation, and troubleshooting of hardware/software.
• Pre-test support including test planning and ensuring objectives stay within specs.

Skills

Payload systems

Systems integration

Supplier management

Security clearance

SAP clearance

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Principal Engineer Electronics - Payloads to join our on-site team. This role supports a payloads subsystem under the subsystem engineering lead and program manager, with travel up to 10%.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with 3–5 years (or advanced degrees) of related experience, hands-on payload systems work, and strong systems integration and supplier management skills.