Senior Principal Hardware Engineer, RF & Test Leadership

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in San Diego, CA, seeks a Sr Principal Hardware Engineer (Level 4) to join the Manufacturing Engineering team onsite. You will design, develop, and test RF/digital hardware, travel up to 10%, and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing to deliver robust solutions.

Requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 8+ years (or a Master's with 6+ years), SAP access or ability to obtain, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field plus 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field plus 6 years of experience.
• Experience leading technicians through complex troubleshooting techniques.
• Experience communicating effectively to delegate troubleshooting tasks.
• Experience in working in classified and unclassified networks, network storage devices, security appliances, and government external interfaces.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical/electro-mechanical hardware.
• Current SAP access or ability to obtain SAP access.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment
• Troubleshoot and support RF and digital hardware
• Support First Time Through Test Yield (FTTTY) and hardware deliveries
• Analyze test data and identify early trends
• Collaborate with design engineering to develop and implement hardware improvements and solutions
• Monitor product yields and aggressively work to maintain program yield targets
• Interface with manufacturing management, test technicians, production engineers, design engineers and program teams

Skills

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Multimeter

Network Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in San Diego, CA, seeks a Sr Principal Hardware Engineer (Level 4) to join the Manufacturing Engineering team onsite. You will design, develop, and test RF/digital hardware, travel up to 10%, and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing to deliver robust solutions.

Requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 8+ years (or a Master's with 6+ years), SAP access or ability to obtain, and US citizenship.