Sr. Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer (RF Systems)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Savings plans

Paid time off

Education assistance

Training and development

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer for Manufacturing Test Engineering in RF Systems. This role requires a strong technical leader to shape requirements and lead projects in electronics testing.

The ideal candidate should have a degree in a STEM field along with significant experience in project leadership and test equipment design. Comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance are included.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience or 6 years with a Master's degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Proven experience leading technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead completion of test capability stand-up and modification.
• Track progress through Earned Value analysis.
• Perform leadership for manufacturing readiness reviews.

Skills

Project leadership in electronics/aerospace

Programming in C#, C++, Java, C

Test equipment design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Aerospace, or related STEM field

Master's degree in relevant field with minimum of 6 years relevant experience

Tools

Earned Value management

CAM certification

Job description

Sr. Principal Engineer, Electronics (TPM, MSE) – Manufacturing Test Engineering (RF Systems)

Location: Rolling Meadows, IL. Relocation assistance: None. Clearance required: Secret. Travel: Yes, approximately 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Shape requirements for Acceptance Testing and Environmental Screening during the prime hardware design phase to position the organization for success.
• Lead and drive the on‑schedule, on‑budget completion of test capability stand‑up, modification, or sustainment, including test equipment and test fixture design, software coding, and integration.
• Track progress through Earned Value analysis, reporting to multiple levels of leadership and conducting executive level presentations.
• Perform event leadership for key manufacturing readiness reviews and other customer or internal milestones.
• Demonstrate technical leadership to ensure NRE activities progress with positive SPI & CPI metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Aerospace, or related STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience leading medium‑scale technical projects in electronics and/or aerospace with minimal assistance.
• Experience in designing test equipment, test fixtures, or prime hardware for sale‑off.
• Programming skills in C#, C++, Java, C, or related languages.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Electronic Warfare Systems or subsystems, especially RF products.
• Past roles as IPT, Manufacturing Systems Engineer, Technical Project Manager, or other discipline‑level technical leadership.
• Experience leading internal or customer milestone events (e.g., PDR/CDR, MRR/TRR, NAR).
• CAM certification.
• Active DoD security clearance.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health plans, savings plans, paid time off, education assistance, training and development, a 9/80 work schedule (when available), and additional benefits tailored to employees and families.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.