Sr Principal Engineer Electrical - Command & Data Handling - Gilbert

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman's Tactical Space Division Systems is seeking a motivated candidate that will fill the position of Command and Data Handling (CDH) Electrical Systems Engineer.  This position supports the program / project staff in the analysis, investigation and resolution of engineering electrical systems problems, subsystem requirements development, tasking, and schedule management as required by the program. Interacts with internal staff and customer base. Provides direction as appropriate to design or technician staff.  Reports status and participates in internal and external design reviews. Depending on assignment, tasks other technical team members

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop subsystem requirements
• Develops cost estimates for proposals and programs as required.
• Develops and manages schedule and resources as required by the program / project.
• Effectively operate within a multi-discipline engineering team.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure the electrical system is compliant and verifiable at the avionics digital and analog telemetry level.
• Analyze and interprets requirements at the space vehicle level and flows down requirements to lower level specifications.
• Evaluates and coordinates electrical system designs to ensure system-level requirements are met.
• Provides documentation and makes technical presentations as required.
• Develop space vehicle level interface designs.
• Provides technical coordination of vendors and suppliers.
• Represent the organization in providing solutions to technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Analyzes and designs avionics systems in assigned area by utilizing standard engineering and scientific principles.
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Electrical Engineering and 9 years of experience 7 years with a Masters and 4 years with a PhD. in FPGA design experience.
• Current TS SCI Clearance at time of application
• Experience with creating and tracking schedules using project tracking tools such as Microsoft project
• Experience with EVMS and creating variance reports.
• Experience leading teams of engineers managing resources and schedules
• Experience with requirements tracking tool such as DOORS
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in satellite Electrical Systems design.

Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.