Senior Principal Electronics Engineer Engineering Tech Liaison

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a **Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Engineering Tech Liaison** role to join our team in **San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA.** This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization.

The selected candidate will support development and lead implementation of engineering solutions for complex data center and communication systems.

The selected candidate will leverage their technical expertise in various technical review boards as it pertains to these systems and will work within engineering among a variety of disciplines to develop implementation planning while interfacing with both NG & customer stakeholders.

**Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:**

+ Work alongside responsible engineers and customer community to manage production, review, coordination, and implementation of configuration change packages
+ Develop and review technical change documentation and technical publication material
+ Facilitate and lead technical engineering reviews prior to Configuration Change Board (CCB) to ensure collaboration across all NG stakeholders
+ Ensure CCB packages contain concise technical content to meet implementation and fielding needs with clear planning presented to customer, management, and program stakeholders
+ Champion and defend priorities for resolution of deficiencies through Technical and Software Review Boards
+ Track and report on change package implementation, temporary modification status, and upcoming implementation activities required by engineering change boards
+ Lead change in process and culture for change implementation using Agile principles

**The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility** .

There is no remote, hybrid, or telework available for this position.

This position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor’s Degree in a 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 with 4 years of related engineering experience.
+ Experience with troubleshooting small to large scale data center infrastructure
+ Experience in managing projects from concept through implementation
+ Solid understanding of engineering process with execution experience across the program lifecycle
+ **Active DoD Top Secret clearance** (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

This SAP 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.

(Of note: Additional SAP clearance may be required once in role.)

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Current applicable Special Program Access
+ Broad technical understanding with insight into maintenance operations
+ Familiarity with Configuration & data management
+ Familiarity with Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) management
+ Experience with JIRA and Agile Process Management
+ Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills

Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders

Primary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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 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.

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