Staff Component Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 153,600 - 230,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Component Engineer for the Components Management Team in Linthicum, MD. This position involves working with suppliers and cross-functional teams, managing electronic components, and resolving obsolescence.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree with at least 12 years of experience, holds U.S. citizenship, and can obtain a DoD Secret Clearance. Benefits include health plans, paid time off, and additional financial benefits.

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 10 years with Master's, and 8 years with Ph.D.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Clearance.
• Minimum 6 years in fiber-optic components and systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review data for Program Design Team.
• Analyze and select alternates for electronic components.
• Support failure analysis and problem resolution.

Skills

Experience in fiber-optic components

Leadership capabilities

Interpersonal communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM or related fields

Master's Degree in relevant fields

Ph.D. in technical fields

Tools

Siemens Team Center

Job description

Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available. Clearance required for start: Secret clearance. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Job Overview

NorthropGrumman is seeking a Staff Component Engineer for the Components Management Team in the Design Life-Cycle Engineering Department, based out of Linthicum, MD (BWI). The role involves interacting with suppliers, customers, and cross‑functional teams to manage electronic components, resolve obsolescence, and standardize parts across multiple programs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review all data necessary for Program Design Team and/or Configuration Control Board (CCB) review, including generation and review of applicable screening and qualification test plans.
• Analyze and select alternates for electronic components on Bills of Material (BOM) to resolve obsolescence, long‑lead time issues, and drive parts standardization.
• Assist with DMS/EOL identification and notification.
• Document program‑specific part requirements and lead new Component Requests, approvals, and component drawing development.
• Support destructive physical analysis (DPA) reports, failure analysis, and problem resolution for any parts within the commodity.
• Gatekeeper for commodity components, ensuring environmental application, authenticity, and traceability.
• Chair a Commodity Team responsible for reviewing all components within the commodity for production design use (commercial, industry, military, and space grade).
• Utilize project management skills to manage multiple priorities and use cross‑functional groups to meet part requirements and program deadlines.
• Define and own component strategy and roadmaps for fiber‑optic, opto‑electronic and optical components.
• Influence system architecture and performance budgets through component trade studies and design recommendations.
• Participate in major program milestones such as design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of experience, master’s degree with 10 years of experience, Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance prior to starting; current or active clearance not required for consideration, but a final clearance is required to start.
• Minimum experience: 6 years in fiber‑optic, opto‑electronic and/or optical components and systems.
• 10 years of experience in developing and delivering technical presentations and leading small groups.
• 10 years of experience working with cross‑functional teams (Design Engineering, Manufacturing & Production Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain and Procurement).

Preferred Qualifications

• Current or active DoD Secret clearance.
• 8 years’ experience in an engineering role working with fiber‑optic, opto‑electronic and optical components and systems.
• Solid understanding of geometric and physical optics and fiber‑optic fundamentals.
• Experience establishing acceptance and qualification standards, validation methodologies, and best practices for fiber‑optic, opto‑electronic and optical components.
• Hands‑on experience with advanced optical and fiber‑optic metrology and test and inspection equipment.
• Experience defining engineering processes, standards and technical roadmaps.
• Experience with supplier technical negotiation and evaluation.
• Leadership and teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with Siemens Team Center or similar PLM systems.
• Regulatory compliance experience (Specialty Metals, Counterfeit Part Prevention, Conflict Minerals).
• Familiarity with industry standards (ISO, IEC, Telcordia, IPC, VITA, JEDEC, MIL‑STD, NASA).
• Strong system‑level understanding of optical performance, tolerancing and integration trade‑offs.

Benefits

• Health Plan.
• Savings Plan.
• Paid Time Off.
• Education Assistance, Training and Development.
• 9/80 Work Schedule where available.
• Additional benefits including life and disability insurance, company‑paid holidays and discretionary bonuses.

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $153,600.00 – $230,400.00, with additional compensation potential such as overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and Long Term Incentives for higher levels.

EEO Statement

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 the Northrop Grumman website at www.northropgrumman.com.