Northrop Grumman · 6 hours ago
Senior Principal Electronic Warfare Engineer - Payloads Subsystem - R10221242
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, and they are seeking a Senior Principal Electronic Warfare Engineer to provide key engineering support for a payloads subsystem. The role involves coordinating test activities, analyzing test data, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure operational specifications are met.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide meeting support to include readiness reviews, site specific training, test briefs and debriefs, security, and coordination with test directors
Provide post-test support to include review, analysis, defect investigation of test logs, validation of test data files, hardware and software troubleshooting on the platform, and defect duplication/analysis in a lab
Provide pre-test support to include support and checkout of the system, including but not limited to test planning activities to ensure that test objectives are achieved and results remain within operational specifications of the subsystem
Coordination of anomalies with engineering and supplier Subject Matter Experts to include review of service bulletins, training for new software upgrades, review of new NG and supplier-generated Discrepancy Reports, and tracking existing Discrepancy Reports as new analyses become available
Qualification
Required
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 years of related engineering experience
Experience working with payload systems
Technical development and systems integration experience
Experience with managing suppliers
Active DoD Top Secret clearance (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 Special Access Program access
Supplier Management Experience
Practical experience working with other payload systems in addition to EW systems
Experience leading cross-discipline teams
Experience serving as a proposal estimator
Experience in technical writing such as tech volumes & white papers
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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