Northrop Grumman · 18 hours ago
Electrical Engineer III – (Ground Weapon System) - R10217910
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer for their electrical ground support equipment group in Chandler, AZ. The role involves analyzing, designing, and testing complex system-level designs focused on electrical ground support equipment for launch vehicles.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Broad understanding and application of company electrical engineering technical standards
Broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines
Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews
With minimal guidance, studies basic design concepts and criteria for more complex problems
Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs of a similar nature
Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner while supporting team decisions and goals
Makes an extra effort to provide quality internal and external customer service
Constantly seeks new sources of information and provides information necessary to meet customer needs
Disciplined with escalation when required
Derives requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings
Evaluate, with supervision, uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs
Patriciate in trade studies for both internal projects and procured equipment
Act with safety as your number one priority through every aspect of the role
Provides formal peer review of simple engineering designs or analyses for less experienced engineers
Completing day-to-day activities with minimal oversight of senior engineers
Qualification
Required
Requires 5 years with a Bachelor's in Engineering or 3 years with a Master's in Engineering
Ability to obtain a DoD Active Secret Clearance is required
U.S. Citizenship is required
Proficient knowledge of electrical engineering principles
Design, Test, or Integration experience with EGSE or similar equipment
Experience with processes applicable to operating EGSE in secure environments
Preferred
DoD Active Secret Clearance is preferred
LabVIEW/TestStand programming and NI hardware and software products
Contributions to process improvement initiatives
CompTIA Security+ or similar certifications
Usage and troubleshooting of networks, Windows systems, and RHEL or other Linux distributions
Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies
Management or tracking of projects through a product life cycle
Support of manufacturing engineering during the production of test equipment products
Experience with telemetry systems including decoms and chapter 10 recorders
Development or support of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) or other integrations labs
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.
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
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