Sr. Principal Communications/Co-site Electronics Engineer

At Northrop Grumman we develop cutting-edge technology that preserves freedom and advances human discovery. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of technological advancement in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We continue to innovate with developments from launching the first commercial flight to space, to discovering the early beginnings of the universe. Our employees are not only part of history, but they are also making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Communications/Co-site Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL and will be based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. This position has NO Hybrid or Remote work available.  

The selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team in a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall development and integration of RF Subsystems, including analyzing  performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements.

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  Support development and integration of communications and other RF subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives

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  Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into derived specifications

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  Perform Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) antenna analysis for source/victim (co-site) analysis

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  Conduct detailed trade studies

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  Perform risk analysis and develop mitigation plans and track to closure

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  Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders

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  Develop and maintain supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work

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  Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support

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  Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews

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  Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab

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  Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off

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  Support technical discussions with the customer and have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams

A successful candidate  has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

• • Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools

  • Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools

  • Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)

  • Experience in supplier/subcontract management

  • Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work

  • Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection

  • Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review

  Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00
  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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.