Northrop Grumman Australia · 8 hours ago
Principal OR Senior Principal Communications Hardware Engineer
United States-California-Palmdale
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Communications Hardware Engineer. This role involves working within an Integrated Product Team to design, build, and maintain communications hardware in various settings.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Designing of rack-based communication, test, support equipment, and cabling to meet system requirements, to include:
Understanding and 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, interconnecting 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
Participate in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, interact and coordinate with responsible communications engineers responsible for sustaining communication sub-systems
Preparing presentations, briefing stakeholders, and providing project status updates
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience
Demonstrated working knowledge of governing and industry standards to include MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-100G, and ASME Y14.100
Ability to physically move up to 50 lbs
Color vision to identify cables and wires
Active DoD Secret clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years and ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI once in role
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline and 4 year of related engineering experience
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret clearance
Current applicable SAP access
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
High attention to detail and emphasis on first time quality
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to learn new material quickly
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