Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago
Principal Electronics Engineer - Radar Engineer - R10215132
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer - Radar Engineer to join their Avionics Integration Organization in San Diego, CA. This role involves system integration, test development, and execution of complex sensor systems for the RQ-4 Global Hawk Program, requiring collaboration with various teams to ensure system performance and troubleshooting.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Create and develop documentation for system requirements and interfaces, independently, including system engineering drawings and diagrams
Collaborate on solutions to troubleshoot systems to resolve complex issues
Interact and coordinate with other IPTs for sustainment of fielded subsystems
Lead discussions and investigations between the Operations & Test organization and the engineering team
Ensure Sensor performance meets specified levels
Proactively maintain overall system performance of deployed systems
Perform troubleshooting, document issues, and coordinate field replacements/upgrades of sensor systems
Contribute to improvements of processes, design, and future sustainment efforts
Actively generate and present Program Risk and Opportunities to Program Management
Qualification
Required
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 1 year of related engineering experience
Experience with installation, integration, and troubleshooting of aviation-related Sensor systems
Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary technical trades and ability to develop & execute to a strategy
Active in-scope, DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance once in position
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP)
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Master's Degree in an Engineering Discipline
Experience with developing supplier documentation, requirements, and performance-based specifications
Working knowledge of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Moving Target Indicator (MTI) systems and theory
Advanced proficiency with MATLAB, C/C++, Python, or related languages
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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