Northrop Grumman · 18 hours ago
Principal Electrical Engineer III - R10217916
Chandler, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$95K/yr - $143K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in aerospace and defense technology, seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer III for their Chandler, AZ facility. The role involves performing complex engineering tasks, leading test programs, and mentoring junior engineers while contributing to the design and analysis of launch vehicles.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Based on specific objectives, perform analysis, design, and/or test of complex designs
Perform comprehensive review of internal, external, industry, customer, and range requirements to support system and subsystem designs
Perform detailed analyses to support/verify designs and conduct briefings to management and customers
Lead development, coordination, and execution of test programs required to evaluate the design
Lead troubleshooting efforts and comprehensive failure investigations
Mentor other engineers from a technical standpoint as well as perform senior peer review
Collaborate early and often with other IPTs, engineering disciplines and operations/manufacturing groups
Broad understanding and application of industry and 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
Perform qualification acceptance testing, characterization testing, troubleshooting, and test data review of completed complex system designs
Perform data analysis to identify trends that may indicate out of tolerance or degraded part performance
Perform testing to characterize off-nominal behavior of components
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 and decomposes requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings
Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs
Participates 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 engineering designs or analyses for team members
Qualification
Required
BS in Electrical Engineering and 5 Years' Experience or 3 years Experience with Masters
U.S. Citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret Security clearance is required
Preferred
Active Secret Security Clearance, or higher
Experience with missile systems and associated standards
Prior experience with the design, test, and/or integration and deployment of electrical components or subsystems
Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures
Burndown of nonconformances and/or root cause failure analysis of electronic systems
Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs
Derives and decomposes requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings
Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resource and other project challenges
Mentoring and cross-training team members across a diverse set of technologies and electrical system architectures used to meet customer requirements
Knowledgeable with the use of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads
Experience using analytical software tools, such as MATLAB or Python, to analyze and reduce data to identify key characteristics and trends
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
Recent News
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