Senior Principal Payload Electronics Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Electronics - Payloads to join our San Diego team. The role focuses on evaluating payload electrical systems, designing and testing products, and working on SMS/SRE hardware and software requirements.

The position requires on-site work with no remote option, and travel up to 10%. Clearances including Secret and Top Secret are discussed in the qualifications; salaries reflect seniority and market conditions.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s with 3+ years for Principal.
• For Sr. Principal, 8+ years with Bachelor’s or 6+ years with Master’s in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage requirements, integrate systems, develop test plans and execute tests for payload systems.
• Define, design, integrate, test and certify SMS/SRE hardware and software end-to-end.
• Create statements of work, interface control documents and schedules; lead design reviews.

Skills

Requirements management

System integration

Test plan development

Test execution

Payload systems

UAI MIL-STD-1760

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

MIL-STD-1760

MIL-STD-1553

SRE

SMS

AS5653

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Electronics - Payloads to join our San Diego team. The role focuses on evaluating payload electrical systems, designing and testing products, and working on SMS/SRE hardware and software requirements.

The position requires on-site work with no remote option, and travel up to 10%. Clearances including Secret and Top Secret are discussed in the qualifications; salaries reflect seniority and market conditions.