Northrop Grumman · 8 hours ago
Prinicipal OR Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer (Communications) - R10220661-2
Palmdale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Electronics Engineer (Communications) to join their team. The role involves providing engineering support for communications payloads, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring subsystem performance while collaborating with program management.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Coordinating communication subsystem technical requirements to supplier management team
Managing suppliers to assess new technology and its viability to meet program requirements
Conducting thorough trade studies and analyses to weigh the benefits and/or detriments of new communication hardware and software
Collaborating with program management to build program schedules, assess risks and issues, and deliver technical recommendations to relevant stakeholders
Addressing and correcting deliverable subsystem performance concerns via program identified tools/systems
Identifying opportunities for deliverable system improvement and working with engineering teams to implement in accordance with approved program process
Reporting comms subsystem status to programmatic and technical team leadership and identifying risks/issues/concerns in order to prevent increased cost or schedule loss
Providing direct user support, engineering expertise, and troubleshooting during test events
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 STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience
Demonstrated experience in communications and network system integration
Demonstrated experience with RF and network-based test equipment to include oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters
Demonstrated experience with technical development and systems integration
Experience with managing suppliers
Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained 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 STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience
Demonstrated experience in communications and network system integration
Demonstrated experience with RF and network-based test equipment to include oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters
Demonstrated experience with technical development and systems integration
Experience with managing suppliers
Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred
Current applicable Special Access Program access
Experience leading cross-discipline teams
Experience serving as a proposal estimator
Experience in technical writing such as tech volumes & white papers
Network training/certifications (Network+, Security+, CCNA, etc.)
Experience with Network Encryption Devices (INE, HAIPE. etc.)
Familiarity with common industry standards related to communications and network-based systems, such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-232/422, Ethernet (IPv4/IPv6)
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
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