Principal or Sr Principal Engineer Electrical

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Electrical to support the Vehicle Management Subsystem’s Hardware Avionics team in San Diego, CA. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in computer hardware and embedded operating systems, integrating flight computer hardware, and conducting system testing.

The role requires a Bachelor's in STEM and relevant experience, along with skills in Microsoft Office and Matlab. This position may come with relocation assistance and requires US citizenship.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience for Principal; 8 years for Senior Principal.
• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
• Experience with computer hardware and embedded operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate flight computer hardware and define interfaces.
• Conduct investigations and system testing in lab environments.
• Support proposal development and technical planning.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Matlab

Computer hardware

Embedded operating systems

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Signal analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance Required for Start: No

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 MQ‑4 Triton Program seeks a Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Electrical to support the Vehicle Management Subsystem's Hardware Avionics team in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

The Hardware Avionics group is seeking a Computer Hardware Engineer to support the production, repair, and development of the Vehicle Management Computer (Flight Computer).

• Integrate flight computer hardware, accounting for capabilities/limitations, defining interfaces, and incorporating required redundancy.
• Conduct investigations, system testing, and flight testing in lab environments.
• Provide remote and on‑site troubleshooting for Production and Field issues.
• Support proposal development, technical planning, verification & validation, cost & risk analysis, and trade studies.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total system solutions that balance technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

This position can be filled at either the Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience; Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience; or PhD Degree with no experience (for Principal Engineer Electrical).
• Bachelor's in STEM and at least 8 years of experience; Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience; or PhD Degree with 3 years of experience (for Senior Principal Engineer Electrical).
• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Visio) and Matlab.
• Experience with computer hardware and embedded operating systems.
• Familiarity with software architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance or higher.
• Comprehensive knowledge of computer hardware and embedded operating systems.
• Experience with system redundancy and associated safety analysis.
• Familiarity with databuses and related protocols such as MIL‑STD‑1553, RS‑485, ARINC‑429.
• Experience performing system‑level design/troubleshooting.
• Experience with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multimeters).
• Flight Test experience (some experience).
• Supplier management experience (some experience).
• Requirements development experience (some experience).
• Requirements verification testing experience (some experience).

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.