Sr Staff Engineer Electronics

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr Staff Electronics Engineer / Integrated Communications Systems Technical Team Lead specializing in avionics communications technologies. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization and will be located at Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA.

This candidate will serve as the Enterprise Technical Team Lead for a communication-based capability. The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, integration, and test of communications systems, managing multiple communication capability-based teams and providing associated technical training, mentoring and coaching to electronics engineers.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting communication system analysis, design, engineering capture, build, and integration

• Performing technical evaluation and analysis of supplier proposals, design data, definition of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, system integration and test execution

• Actively participating in Program Risk and Opportunity and Change Management processes

• Assisting with the development of Supplier Statement of Work and Performance Specifications  Directing the activities of subordinate engineers to complete project assignments

• Documenting system requirements and interfaces, with traceability to platform requirements

• Performing liaison duties to disseminate information to Suppliers, Leadership, and other Integrated Product Teams and external customers

• Supporting Cost Account Managers (CAMs), Project Leads, Responsible Engineers (REs), and leadership with regard to proposal development, cost planning, and performance tracking efforts

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.  There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.  Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience.

• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment, Action Oriented, Strong Attention to Detail, Communicates Effectively

• RF and digital system design & analysis

• Antenna theory and operation

• COMMS Wideband and Narrowband integration and testing

• A U.S. Citizen with Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance OR active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

 

Preferred Qualifications