Senior Electronics Architect & Systems Lead – IMU

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k)

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Senior Staff Engineer, Electronics Architect to lead complex mixed-signal electronics, hardware, software, and firmware development. The role emphasizes IMU architecture, test planning, and production test solutions, collaborating with software, electrical, mechanical, and program teams.

You will guide architecture decisions, develop test strategies, review engineering documentation, and mentor multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced aerospace

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or STEM; required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher; recent background investigation.
• Experience leading Integrated Product Teams or similar engineering leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, integration, and validation across hardware, software, and firmware.
• Develop test architectures and verification strategies for multiple product lines.
• Provide SME in electronics, power, and IMU-based systems; guide design decisions.
• Collaborate with design and integration teams to incorporate new hardware/software into test environments.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to develop and deploy Production Test Solutions.
• Support requirements flow-down, verification planning, and technical closure of design requirements.
• Generate and review engineering documentation and test specifications.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems integration

Test architecture

Production/test experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or STEM

Master’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience

PhD with 10 years of relevant experience

Tools

NI LabWindows/CVI

C/C++

HDL Verilog/VHDL

Matlab

Xilinx Vivado

Cadence Allegro

Altium

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Senior Staff Engineer, Electronics Architect to lead complex mixed-signal electronics, hardware, software, and firmware development. The role emphasizes IMU architecture, test planning, and production test solutions, collaborating with software, electrical, mechanical, and program teams.

You will guide architecture decisions, develop test strategies, review engineering documentation, and mentor multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced aerospace