Sr Principal Hardware Engineer – Site Engineer (26-015)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Principal Hardware Engineer – Site Engineer (26-015) to join our talented and diverse team. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

This position serves as a deputy or administrator within the C2BMC Site Engineering Team, requiring expertise in hardware and system design and the ability to prepare technical drawings. The role also includes supporting the team lead with administrative duties, overseeing multiple projects, and performing miscellaneous tasks as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Assessing hardware features and evaluating them against design specifications

• Developing plans for rack integration and designing

• Preparing, drafting, and reviewing technical drawings and plans for rack-level and site-wide projects

• Assessing the content and specifics of technical products

• Completing the necessary documentation and drawings following the guidance of the Systems and/or Hardware Engineer

• Acting as a technical interface to the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) National Team (NT) working-level counterparts and the MDA customer

• Facilitating or assisting with technical-level meetings

• Documenting, managing, and tracking assigned scope with Agile methodologies

• Assisting in the creation of Basis of Estimates (BOE) and Engineering Estimates (EE) by examining scope and requirements, and offering labor and material estimates with supporting justification

• The successful Site Engineering deputy will be part of a dedicated team, collaborating with peer team members, the Deployment Team leadership, and MDNT management to ensure the delivery of high-quality products on schedule and within resource constraints

• Candidates must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to convey technical methods and results clearly

• Must possess strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, including skills in root cause analysis and identifying systemic issues

• Must be able to execute engineering plans within a project, with knowledge of systems and hardware engineering concepts, principles, and techniques. Additionally, familiarity with drafting practices and DoW (formerly DoD) drawing standards is required

• Experienced in handling standard rack-mounted devices such as servers and workstations, as well as networking equipment and cable types like fiber and CAT-6, to ensure proper connection and power