Staff Engineer Electronics - Mission Integration (CA or FL)

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Staff Engineer Electronics – Mission Integration to lead an interdisciplinary team developing EW subsystems for NGAS programs. Location options include San Diego, CA or Melbourne, FL, with travel up to 10%.

The ideal candidate will drive HW/SW architecture, analyze performance, manage requirements and interfaces, and verify allocated requirements while guiding suppliers and internal teams through design, test and integration efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years in engineering.
• Experience with Electronic Warfare, Electronic Support, and multifunction subsystems.
• Experience decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level.
• Experience developing supplier documentation, performance-based specs, and statements of work.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams and technical proposals.

Responsibilities

• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support.
• Lead and support technical discussions with the customer with daily interaction with management and external personnel.
• Guide the team through development and implementation activities.
• Requirements development, analysis, maturation and translation into hardware/software specs.
• Perform risk analysis, create mitigation plans, and track to closure.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to integrate avionics and mission subsystems to meet objectives.
• Develop supplier documentation and review artifacts from supplier development.
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications.

Skills

Electronic Warfare

Requirements traceability

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

DOORs

MATLAB

Excel

C/C++

SysML (Cameo)

Jira/Confluence

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Engineer Electronics – Mission Integration to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position can be located in San Diego, CA or Melbourne, FL.

The selected engineer will lead an interdisciplinary team on key efforts to develop novel Electronic Warfare subsystems on developmental NGAS programs. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of HW/SW subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements. You will lead a team to design, develop, build, and test EW components, equipment, systems, and networks in conjunction with key suppliers.

This position may require travel up to 10%.

Will be responsible for one or more of the following:

• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration, and test support
• Lead and support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
• Guiding the team through development/implementation activities.
• Requirements development, analysis, maturation, and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Performing risk analysis, developing mitigation plans, and tracking to closure
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate avionics and mission subsystems to meet platform mission objectives
• Develop supplier documentation such as procurement specifications, and statements of work, and review artifacts from the supplier’s development effort
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications
• Support development and integration of HW/SW subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
• Develop integrated HW/SW integration and test approaches across NGAS programs.
• Performing functional and performance analyses
• Conducting detailed trade studies
• Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems, and systems in accordance with governmental and commercial standards.
• Configure, test, document and troubleshoot avionics and mission systems

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
• Experience with Electronic Warfare, Electronic Support, and multifunction subsystems
• Experience in decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level
• Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
• Experience with working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals
• Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
• An active U.S. Government issued Top Secret SCI Security Clearance as well as Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing EW or Radar subsystems for airborne platforms
• Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
• Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
• Experience with generating and managing requirements in DOORs
• Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
• Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
• Experience in supplier/subcontract management
• Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
• Understand NGAS Sector Engineering procedures
• Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
• Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
• Experience in RF/EW applications, including developing and applying models in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++, along with experience in tracking and algorithm development.
• Familiarity with 1 or more RF sensing modalities and their applications.
• Experience in supplier/subcontract management
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RF equipment for airborne platforms

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $265,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.