Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Principal/Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems to help shape mission system technical baselines and inform platform requirements through rigorous trade studies, analysis, and modeling. This full-time, onsite role in San Diego, CA offers a comprehensive compensation package and benefits, including savings and paid time off, plus travel as needed for mission objectives.

What you will do

• Design mission systems technical baselines spanning subsystems, components, and software to meet platform requirements.
• Lead trade studies and technical analysis, including modeling and simulation, to support platform decisions.
• Manage risk and opportunity activities and support strategic objectives for mission systems.
• Decompose system-level requirements and track and report metrics, while maintaining strong relationships across customers, suppliers, peers, and leadership.
• Drive mission system element design and capability assessment, including interface decomposition and verification/validation planning.
• Support mission integration during development, including work across mission effects, data, or capabilities.
• Perform subsystem trades and analysis of alternatives using modeling and simulation, including areas such as air vehicles, payloads, ground segments, mission planning, CONOPS, DRM, system security, and interfaces.
• Engage customers and end users to translate requirements into deployable products.
• Support technical business development efforts such as proposals and white papers.

Education and experience requirements

Principal Electronics Engineer:

• Bachelor’s in a STEM discipline (accredited university) and 5 years related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR
• Master’s in a STEM discipline (accredited university) and 3 years related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR
• Ph.D. and 1 year related professional/military experience in Engineering.

Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer:

• Bachelor’s in a STEM discipline (accredited university) and 8 years related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR
• Master’s in a STEM discipline (accredited university) and 6 years related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR
• Ph.D. and 4 years related professional/military experience in Engineering.

Additional qualifications

• Experience supporting Supplier SSOW, SRD, and scope discussions.
• Significant experience in at least two of the following:
  • Technical leadership on DoD development projects
  • System architecture concepts/solutions
  • Performance modeling & simulation
  • Designing systems with COTS/GOTS components for DoD interoperability RF or EO/IR systems for sensing, EW, or communications
  • Non-kinetic effects (cyber operations)
  • DoD cyber requirements, RMF, and solutions
  • Identifying/managing system capabilities and producing architecture artifacts
  • Preparing/reviewing architecture d (as provided in posting)
• Active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Location, travel, and work setting

• Location: San Diego, CA (onsite)
• Travel: Yes, 25% of the Time
• Work setting: Full-time, onsite at the facility. No remote / hybrid / telework available.

Salary and benefits

• Primary level salary range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00
• Secondary level salary range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Potential overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus (depending on the position)
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results
• Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions (as applicable)

Relocation and clearance

• Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Clearance required for start: Yes
• Clearance type: Secret

Application timeline

The application period is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.