Principal Systems Engineer — E3/EMC & RF Leader

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10% of the time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Principal Systems Engineer – E3 to provide technical leadership across electromagnetic environmental effects for complex aerospace systems. You will translate customer E3 needs into hardware and software specifications while balancing schedule and cost.

You will guide cross-disciplinary reviews, develop E3 guidelines, and mentor junior engineers. Expect rigorous design work, EMI/EMC analyses, and collaboration with program teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years engineering experience, or Master’s in STEM with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Experience with MIL STD 461 and/or MIL STD 464.
• Minimum 1 year of RF, test, or design engineering experience.
• Experience in system requirements development and decomposition with traceability.

Responsibilities

• Develop, interpret, allocate, and flow down E3 requirements to all design levels; ensure testable, traceable requirements.
• Engage across all phases of the program lifecycle; communicate complex E3 concepts clearly.
• Prepare and review E3 test procedures, test reports, and E3 control plans; provide E3 input to design reviews.
• Develop E3 design guidelines and best practices; create models and perform EMI/EMC analyses.
• Lead grounding schemes, shielding, EMI filters, and interface circuitry for EMC.

Skills

RF engineering

EMI/EMC

Requirements analysis

Traceability

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

HFSS

CST

SPICE tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Principal Systems Engineer – E3 to provide technical leadership across electromagnetic environmental effects for complex aerospace systems. You will translate customer E3 needs into hardware and software specifications while balancing schedule and cost.

You will guide cross-disciplinary reviews, develop E3 guidelines, and mentor junior engineers. Expect rigorous design work, EMI/EMC analyses, and collaboration with program teams in a fast-paced environment.