Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Onsite Integration Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 is looking to add a Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Onsite Integration Lead to our team of qualified and diverse individuals at Edwards AFB, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization.

This candidate will be responsible for overseeing the onsite integration of buildup, configuration, testing, and delivery of large data centers using commercially available IT equipment.  These deliveries will consist of new data center deployments and upgrades to existing data centers.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate travel and visit requests for integration team
• Perform morning stand up with onsite integration team
• Manage onsite conflict/issue resolution
• Report end-of-day status to Lead RE and Execution Lead
• Coordinate all required materials (hardware, cables, and media)
• Provide detailed ATP execution plan to Execution Lead
• Manage system checkout, acceptance testing, and end-to-end testing
• Verify all aspects of the hardware integration have been completed and liens have been reviewed and accepted by end users and Execution Lead
• Verify all aspects of the IFC TCTO have been completed and lines have been reviewed and accepted by end users and Execution Lead

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.

This position will require the employee to work full-time, on-site in a closed area daily.  There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. This position may involve travel up to 25% of the year. 

This position can be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Onsite Integration Lead level, depending upon the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Onsite Integration Lead:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Onsite Integration Lead:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Current Special Program Access
• Active CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Mission Planning experience
• Previous experience with existing system
• Familiarity with storage systems and basic networking
• Familiarity with Solaris 10 and 11, Oracle OEM
• Familiarity Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Active Directory
• Familiarity VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, a