Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Systems - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (EEE)

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Palmdale, CA is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer for Electromagnetic Environment Effects (EEE) to join our Systems Engineering Team on-site in Palmdale.

The role focuses on planning, integration, verification, and analysis across the full life cycle. Responsibilities include translating customer requirements into EMI/EMC solutions, writing E3 guidelines, guiding design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers while leveraging MIL-STD standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in STEM with required years.
• Active DOD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain/maintain special program access.
• Experience with MIL-STD-464 or MIL-STD-461.
• At least 1 year in RF, test or design engineering.

Responsibilities

• Write, interpret, allocate E3 requirements.
• Present at design reviews to customers.
• Design guidelines, models, analyses using EMI.
• Design ground systems, shielding, EMI filters.
• Prepare E3 test procedures and reports.
• Mentor less experienced E3 engineers.

Skills

E3 engineering

Technical communication

RF engineering

EMI EMC design

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MIL-STD-464

MIL-STD-461

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance required for start: Yes

Clearance type: Secret

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Electromagnetic Environment Effects (EEE)

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer or a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Electromagnetic Environment Effects (EEE) to join our Systems Engineering Team. The position is located on‑site in Palmdale, CA and Melbourne, FL.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Essential Functions

• All programs have E3 requirements, so an E3 engineer must be capable of writing, interpreting, allocating, tailoring and flowing down E3 requirements to all design levels.
• E3 engineers interact across all phases of a program, so strong technical communication skills and a readiness to explain complex technical issues with brevity to an audience unfamiliar with the E3 topic are necessary.
• E3 engineers need to present at design reviews to internal and external customers regarding E3 issues.
• An E3 engineer must be capable of writing E3 design guidelines, developing models and performing analyses on components, subsystems and systems using EMI principles.
• E3 engineers are responsible for designing ground systems, chassis and harness shielding, EMI filters, and selecting and laying out interface circuitry for achieving EMC.
• E3 engineers are required to prepare and review E3 test procedures, E3 test reports, E3 technical analyses, E3 control plans, and participate in cross‑discipline design reviews for EMC.
• To verify E3 requirements, E3 engineers need to design E3 test procedures and participate in E3 testing in accordance with governmental and non‑governmental standards, for example MIL‑STD 461, MIL‑STD 464, DO‑160.
• Experienced E3 engineers at Northrop Grumman must help maintain and build on Aerospace System’s reputation for E3 expertise and quality by training and mentoring less experienced E3 engineers.
• E3 engineers must contribute to the overall knowledge and expertise in E3 engineering capability by developing processes, procedures, documentation, and protocols for the practice of E3 engineering at Northrop Grumman.

Basic Qualifications

• (Principal) Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience.
• (Sr. Principal) Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience.
• Active DOD Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain special program access before start of employment.
• Experience with MIL‑STD‑464 or MIL‑STD‑461.
• 1 year of experience in RF, Test or design engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a specialty in Electromagnetics, RF, or analog circuitry.
• Experience with defense and aerospace industry practices, and programmatic skills supporting BOE, RFP, ROM, CAM, WBS, Risk assessments for E3 compliance is a plus for candidates.
• Ideal candidates can show extensive design experience with EMI filters, circuit layout and analysis for E3, shielding, lightning protection, cable and harnessing design.
• Candidates with working knowledge and experience in modeling and simulation of E3 using commercially available software is a plus.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 – $213,400.00

Based on scope and responsibilities, education, experience, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Employees in VP or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.