Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Electrical

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Company paid holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Radar Integrated Product Team (IPT) for a new ground-based radar supporting Space Domain Awareness. You will help design and develop RF/analog subsystems, manage subcontractors, and drive integration through design reviews and testing.

The role requires active security clearance (Secret with SCI), strong Systems Engineering foundations, and the ability to travel up to 25% internationally and

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or ability to obtain, with SCI
• U.S. Government Top Secret clearance preferred
• Principal: 5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science
• Sr Principal: 8 years with a Bachelors in Science, 6 years with a Masters in Science
• Experience with RF test equipment and measurement
• Experience with reading and developing engineering drawings and BOMs
• Experience with subcontractor management and procurement

Responsibilities

• Define Radar IPT hardware architecture.
• Develop component specifications and procurement requirements.
• Manage major subcontractors and drafting teams.
• Develop Statements of Work for hardware and integration.
• Perform compliance analysis on key performance parameters.
• Work in RF lab to characterize equipment.
• Document BOM and assembly drawings with engineering teams.
• Develop integration plans and procedures for hardware.
• Support assembly, integration and checkout of hardware.
• Support design trade studies and obsolescence review.
• Occasionally present to engineering leadership.

Skills

RF systems knowledge

Systems engineering lifecycle

Technical management of subcontractors

Reading engineering drawings

BOM knowledge

Communication with leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

CAMEO

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Space Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Radar Integrated Product Team (IPT) supporting the design and development of a new ground-based radar supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA). The Radar IPT is responsible for the design, development and integration of the major RF and Analog Subsystems / Components of the radar system.

This role will be reporting to the Radar IPT lead and working collaboratively with team members of the RADAR IPT through the major design (i.e., SRR, PDR, CDR) and integration milestones (integration point testing, assembly, checkout) of the radar system components. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge in the Systems Engineering Development lifecycle and experience with the design, development, and testing of RF systems. Experience with technical management of major subcontractors is also sought.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively define and document Radar IPT hardware architecture.
• Support the development of component specifications and procurement requirements.
• Support the technical management of major subcontractors.
• Develop technical Statements of Works.
• Perform compliance analysis on key performance parameters.
• Work within an RF lab environment to support characterization and measurement of equipment.
• Work with engineering drafting to document the systems Bill of Material (BOM) and assembly drawings.
• Support the development of integration plans and procedures.
• Support assembly, integration and checkout of hardware components.
• Support design trade studies and component obsolescence review.
• Occasionally present to engineering leadership.

This position can be staffed at a Principal or Sr Principal level based on the basic qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance
• Principal: 5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree
• Sr Principal: 8 years with a Bachelors in Science, 6 years with a Masters in Science degree
• Experience with LNA’s and RF signal chain analysis experience
• Ability to work within an RF lab environment
• RF test equipment and measurement experience (i.e., noise figure, phase noise)
• Experience with component integration and checkout
• Experience with reading and developing engineering drawings and electronic BOM’s
• Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
• Experience working within CAMEO
• Familiar with technical major subcontract management
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• Technical degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering
• Previous experience working on ground-based radar systems
• Previous experience with supporting proposals and developing technical basis of estimate
• Ability to travel up to 25% internationally and domestically

Previous experience with one of the following

• Parabolic Antennas
• Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers
• Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) experience
• RF over fiber optic media converters
• Cryogenically Cooled LNA’s
• High speed analog to digital converters

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.