Senior Ground-Segment Electronics Lead Engineer

Northrop Grumman

United States

On-site

USD 114,000 - 171,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Staff Electronics Engineer – Hardware and Ground Segment Integration Lead in San Diego, CA. You will guide the ground segment control, diagnose anomalies, and coordinate with suppliers to maintain mission readiness.

The role requires a STEM degree with extensive engineering experience and an active DoD Secret clearance. You will act as a technical bridge across teams, managing testing, integration, and sustainment artifacts for system upgrades.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of engineering exp in STEM fields.
  • Hands-on software development, integration and testing experience.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance required (Top Secret possible).

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate hardware/software integration efforts with suppliers.
  • Lead ground segment control deficiencies investigations and testing.
  • Interface across organizations to ensure hardware/software baselines are met.
  • Guide cross-enterprise troubleshooting for lab, enterprise, and fielded setups.
  • Prepare updates to system with major hardware/software suppliers.

Skills

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM
8 years of related engineering exp
Agile
JIRA
Confluence
Programming and scripting languages
Aerospace Ground System architecture
Engineering Drawings
DoD Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM
Master’s degree in STEM
PhD in STEM

Tools

JIRA
Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Staff Electronics Engineer – Hardware and Ground Segment Integration Lead in San Diego, CA. You will guide the ground segment control, diagnose anomalies, and coordinate with suppliers to maintain mission readiness.

The role requires a STEM degree with extensive engineering experience and an active DoD Secret clearance. You will act as a technical bridge across teams, managing testing, integration, and sustainment artifacts for system upgrades.

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