Northrop Grumman · 2 days ago
Principal Electrical Engineer - R10217582
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join their Radar Integrated Product Team. This role involves the design, development, and integration of RF and Analog Subsystems for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability program, requiring collaboration with team members and technical management of subcontractors.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Collaboratively define and document Radar IPT hardware architecture
Support the development of component specifications and procurement requirements
Support the technical management of major subcontractors
Develop technical Statements of Works
Perform compliance analysis on key performance parameters
Work within an RF lab environment to support characterization and measurement of equipment
Work with engineering drafting to document the systems Bill of Material (BOM) and assembly drawings
Support the development of integration plans and procedures
Support assembly, integration and checkout of HW components
Support design trade studies and component obsolescence review
Occasionally present to engineering leadership
Qualification
Required
Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application
5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree
Experience with LNA's
RF signal chain analysis experience
Ability to work within an RF lab environment
RF test equipment and measurement experience (i.e., noise figure, phase noise)
Experience with component integration and checkout
Experience with reading and developing engineering drawings and electronic BOM's
Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
Experience working within CAMEO
Familiar with technical major subcontract management
Ability to travel up to 10% domestically
Preferred
DARC architecture familiarity and system knowledge
Previous experience with supporting proposals and developing technical basis of estimate
Previous experience with one of the following
Parabolic Antennas
Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers
Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) experience
RF over fiber optic media converters
Cryogenically Cooled LNA's
High speed analog to digital converters
Ability to travel up to 25% internationally and domestically
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
Kenneth Crews
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Recent News
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