Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 day ago
Communications Hardware Engineer (Electronics Engineer)
United States-California-Palmdale
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$92K/yr - $138K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Communications Hardware Engineer (Electronics Engineer) to join their team in Palmdale, CA. The role involves working within an Integrated Product Team to design, build, integrate, test, and maintain communications hardware, as well as providing support in laboratory and field environments.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design of rack-based communication, test, support equipment, and cabling to meet system requirements, to include:
Understanding of and the ability to perform electrical signal and power analysis at the rack level
Developing engineering drawings in accordance with ASME and IEEE standards, including rack assembly drawings, interconnect wiring diagrams, and custom cable assemblies
Developing Bill of Material to support build of systems
Specification of rack cabling (RF, optical, 1553, power) and cooling systems
Developing and performing System Verification procedures
Installing communication, test, and support equipment in lab and field environments
Providing lab, site integration, test, and maintenance support
Participating in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, while interacting and coordinating with responsible communications engineers responsible for sustaining communication sub-system
Preparing presentations, briefing stakeholders, and providing project status updates
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience
Must be physically able to move up to 50 pounds
Must have color vision to identify cables and wires
Working knowledge of governing and industry standards to include MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-100G, and ASME Y14.100
Ability to support up to 25% travel
Active DoD Secret clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs and prior to commencement of employment
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years and ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Programs (SAP)
Current SAP access to this program
Working knowledge of various communication protocols including Ethernet, 1553 bus systems and FibreChannel
Experience with drawing and release tools – (CATIA V5, Visio, Teamcenter Enterprise PLM)
Working knowledge of communication engineering theory and RF systems
Experience with production of complex systems
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering
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 Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase