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

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer specializing in Electromagnetic Environment Effects (EEE) based in Palmdale, California. This role involves technical planning, system integration, and leading E3 engineering initiatives.

Candidates must have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field with significant experience in RF or design engineering. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $114,000 to $213,400, along with various benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience with a Bachelor's degree or 3 years with a Master's for Principal level.
• 8 years experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6 years with a Master's for Senior Principal.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical planning and system integration.
• Translate customer requirements into system solutions.
• Conduct functional analysis and requirements allocation.

Skills

Technical planning

System integration

Verification and validation

Cost and risk analysis

E3 requirements

EMI/EMC principles

Cross-disciplinary design reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Secret. Travel required: 10% of the time.

Description

At Northrop Grumman, we develop revolutionary systems that impact people worldwide. We are seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Engineer in Electromagnetic Environment Effects (EEE) to support the Systems Engineering Team. The position is site-based in Palmdale, CA and Melbourne, FL.

Essential Functions

• Provide technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability analyses for total systems across all levels.
• Translate customer or product requirements into total system solutions while considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain E3 requirements, guidelines, models, analyses, and test procedures for EMI/EMC.
• Prepare and review E3 test procedures, test reports, technical analyses, control plans, and participate in cross-disciplinary design reviews.
• Design and verify E3 system components, subsystems, and systems using EMI principles, including ground systems, chassis, harness shielding, EMI filters, and interface circuitry.
• Lead training, mentoring, and process development for E3 engineering at Northrop Grumman.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of experience, or Master’s degree and 3 years of experience (Principal level); 8 and 6 years respectively for Senior Principal.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain or maintain special program access before employment.
• Experience with MIL-STD‑461 or MIL-STD‑464.
• Minimum 1 year experience in RF, test, or design engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering with a specialty in Electromagnetics, RF, or analog circuitry.
• Experience in defense and aerospace practices; programmatic skills in BOE, RFP, ROM, CAM, WBS, risk assessment for E3 compliance.
• Extensive design experience with EMI filters, circuit layout, lightning protection, cable and harnessing design.
• Experience modeling and simulating E3 using commercial software.

Compensation and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $213,400.00. Overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, long‑term incentives for senior levels, health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.