Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect
Requisition ID: R10187211
Category: Engineering
Location: San Diego, California, United States of America | Palmdale, California, United States of America+ 1 more
Clearance Type: Top Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect to our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization supporting.
The candidate will develop and maintain detailed system architecture documentation for complex IT systems and will function as an interface between multiple interdisciplinary teams to capture, communicate, and plan the architectural needs of fielding heavily virtualized complex IT systems. The Hardware Architect will focus on hardware architecture, COTS software solutions, network engineering, and Information Technology (IT) systems engineering. The candidate will be working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment working closely with other Tech Areas in both lab and production environments. Candidate should have excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Collaborate with other engineers to architect a system to meet design requirements and stakeholder needs.
- Develop presentations and brief high levels of leadership to communicate overall system capabilities, design challenges, and recommended architectural solutions
- Develop and release engineering documentation for detailed system architecture and requirements.
- Reviewing cameo models, requirements, drawings, and system build instructions to ensure architectural intent is being met
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. This position may require the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
This position can be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect level, depending upon the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 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 with 0 years of related engineering experience.
- Experience with systems engineering practices
- Experience with Microsoft Visio and other Office products to express engineering documentation
- Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.)
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect:
- 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 3 years of related engineering experience.
- Experience with systems engineering practices
- Experience with Microsoft Visio and other Office products to express engineering documentation
- Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR 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: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.)
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
- Current Special Program Access
- Familiarity with the following:
- Cameo modeling tools
- Agile development methodology
- Jira or similar issue tracking system
- version control such as SVN and Git
- Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
- System Design Documents (SDDs)
- Python, UML, Sphinx, REST, YAML, Jinja
- Microsoft Operating Systems
- Active Directory
- Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks
- Layer 2 and 3 networking
- VPN
- IPSec
- Storage technologies
- UNIX/Linux
- Glassfish
- Docker
- Virtualization
- Physical and Cyber Security
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.
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.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
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