Principal Electronics Engineer - Payloads

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · San Diego, CA +1 · Electrical

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to support a payloads subsystem, focusing on pre-test, post-test, and meeting support responsibilities. This role involves system checkout, test planning, data analysis, troubleshooting, and coordination with SMEs. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, practical experience with payload systems, technical development, systems integration, and supplier management. Active Top Secret/SCI clearance is mandatory.

What you'd actually do

  1. Meeting support responsibilities include readiness reviews, site specific training, test briefs and debriefs, security and coordination with test directors.
  2. Post-test support responsibilities include review, analysis and defect investigation of test logs, and validation of test data files, hardware and software troubleshooting on the platform and defect duplication and analysis in a lab.
  3. Pre-test support responsibilities 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.

Skills

Required

  • STEM Bachelor's degree with 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
  • Practical experience working with payload systems
  • Technical development and systems integration experience
  • Experience with managing suppliers
  • U.S. Citizen with Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance OR active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR)

Nice to have

  • 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 paper

What the JD emphasized

  • Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance OR active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • A U.S. Citizen with Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance OR active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR).