Senior Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems (Secret)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems to join our El Segundo, CA or San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA teams. The role centers on designing mission systems baselines, leading trades, modeling and simulation, and maintaining strong customer relationships.

On-site work is required with up to 25% travel. The position demands DoD-focused experience, architecture expertise, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance; salary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 5 years of related professional/military engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years; OR a Ph.D. with 1 year of experience.
• Sr. Principal: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years; Master’s with 6 years; Ph.D. with 4 years of experience.
• Experience supporting Supplier SSOW, SRD, and scope discussions.
• Significant experience in two of: DoD development leadership, system architecture, performance modeling, COTS/GOTS-based designs, and DoD cyber/RMF.

Responsibilities

• Design mission system baselines and interfaces; decompose requirements and verify/validate.
• Lead trade studies, modeling & simulation, and risk management.
• Engage customers and translate requirements into deployable products.
• Perform subsystem trades and analysis of alternatives for mission effects.
• Fill roles at Principal or Sr. Principal level depending on qualifications.

Skills

System architecture concepts

Performance modeling & simulation

Technical leadership

DoD interoperability RF/EO/IR systems

Requirements derivation/flow-down

Architecture designs presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D.

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems to join our El Segundo, CA or San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA teams. The role centers on designing mission systems baselines, leading trades, modeling and simulation, and maintaining strong customer relationships.

On-site work is required with up to 25% travel. The position demands DoD-focused experience, architecture expertise, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance; salary