Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Electrical - R10218243-2 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 2 days ago

Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Electrical - R10218243-2

Northrop Grumman is a pioneering technology company seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to lead a multi-disciplinary team in developing innovative high-density cable prototypes. The role involves making design decisions, technical planning, and collaborating with various technical teams to achieve project goals.

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Responsibilities

You will lead a multi-disciplinary technical team of engineers and physicists to develop novel high-density cable prototypes
You will make design decisions and provide technical direction on Interconnects and Signal Distribution (I&SD) Electrical Designs
You will perform technical planning related to system integration, spearhead verification and validation efforts, execute trade studies, generate system requirements, and manage technical and schedule risk and opportunities
You will be accountable to all program deliverables for any cable maturation work scope
You will be collaborating with multiple technical teams across the MDA business area to achieve all relevant goals
You will synthesize high-level technical details, generate content, and present results to both internal and external stakeholders

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringHardware DevelopmentRF Design/SimulationSystems EngineeringRisk ManagementTechnical Requirements GenerationTechnical LeadershipSystems ThinkingCollaborationOwnership MindsetCommunication Skills

Required

Multi-disciplinary technical background in areas such as hardware engineering, electrical engineering, RF design/simulation, systems engineering, and physics
Experience with driving requirements of less mature technologies towards long-term system applications
Experience with risk and opportunity management
Systems thinking approach to solving technical problems
Have an ownership mindset and excellent leadership capabilities
Ability to collaborate in a group setting as well as work independently
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 5 years of digital engineering; 3 years with an MS degree; 1 year with PhD
Experience in developing hardware technologies towards program goals
Experience generating technical requirements for system applications from early technical maturity demonstrations
Candidate must be a US Citizen
Clearance: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the necessary US Government security clearance per customer requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of digital engineering; 6 years with an MS degree; 4 years with PhD
Experience in developing hardware technologies towards program goals
Experience generating technical requirements for system applications from early technical maturity demonstrations
Candidate must be a US Citizen
Clearance: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the necessary US Government security clearance per customer requirements

Preferred

PhD in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics or a related field
Knowledge of mixed-signal superconducting electronics, low-temperature thermal transport, and RF network response measurements and analysis
Deep proficiency with RF design engineering and communicating requirements to external vendors
Experience with novel cable technology development
Track record of successfully leading multi-disciplinary technical teams to achieve complex objectives
Active security clearance

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

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key 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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Kenneth Crews
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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