Senior Principal Component Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Education assistance

9/80 schedule where available

Bonus programs

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Component Engineer in Linthicum, MD, to lead component selection and obsolescence management within the Design Services Engineering Department. You will interface with suppliers and internal teams to ensure compliance with program requirements and design reviews.

The role emphasizes environmental authentication, traceability, and collaboration across design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to deliver secure, space-grade

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
• 5 years of experience with component selection, qualification, and application in electronic or mechanical systems.
• 5 years of experience working as a Component Engineer with various component types (Analog, Assemblies, Digital, Electromechanical, Fiber, Interconnects, Mechanical, Passives).

Responsibilities

• Manage components for assigned programs as a Part Control Engineer.
• Collaborate with Program Management to define part selection requirements and support major program milestones, including Design Reviews.
• Facilitate new component request approvals and component drawing development to meet program requirements.
• Drive part obsolescence resolution by reporting end-of-life parts and identifying replacements.
• Support a commodity team in reviewing components for production design use across commercial, industry, military, and space-grade applications.
• Serve as surrogate for commodity components, ensuring environmental suitability, authenticity, and traceability.
• Prepare and review data for Program Design Team and/or Configuration Control Board reviews.
• Support failure analysis and problem resolution for parts within a specific commodity.
• Manage multiple priorities and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet part requirements and deadlines.

Skills

Component selection

Qualification & application in EE/ME

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering

Master’s degree in Science/Engineering

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

PLM systems

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Component Engineer in Linthicum, MD, to lead component selection and obsolescence management within the Design Services Engineering Department. You will interface with suppliers and internal teams to ensure compliance with program requirements and design reviews.

The role emphasizes environmental authentication, traceability, and collaboration across design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to deliver secure, space-grade