Hybrid Principal Electronics Engineer - Communications bei NGC
NGC · United States-California-Palmdale, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Optionales Büro in United States-California-Palmdale
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 Principal Electronics Engineer - Communications to our team in Palmdale, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization and will support the Communication and Payloads Technical Team.
A successful candidate will leverage extensive hands-on experience with BLOS (Beyond Line of Sight) communication systems, AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) and expertise in supporting test events, system verification, and troubleshooting to ensure successful integration and communication test outcomes:
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Hands-on work with Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communication systems, including modems, up/down converters, and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna systems.
- Providing direct user support, engineering expertise, and troubleshooting during test events.
- Providing tasking direction to Field Service Representatives to perform field maintenance, upgrades, and performance analyses for assigned communication subsystem.
- Addressing and correcting deliverable subsystem performance concerns via program identified tools/systems on behalf of the Communications technical team.
- Leading Root Cause/Corrective Action Investigations for issues related to assigned communication subsystem.
- Identifying opportunities for deliverable system improvement and working with engineering teams to implement in accordance with approved program processes.
- Reporting Comms subsystem status to programmatic and technical team leadership and identifying risks/issues/concerns to prevent increased cost and/or schedule loss.
- Conducting field maintenance of communications hardware.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. Primary schedule is a 9/80 schedule. However, the candidate must be willing and available to support testing during late nights, weekends, and non-standard hours as required by the program schedule. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. An occasional travel requirement up to 25% may be needed.
Basic Qualifications:
- 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 and 1 year of related engineering experience.
- Experience with and strong understanding of RF signal chains and system-level integration of Communication components.
- 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 Access Program (SAP) clearance.
- Network training/certifications (Network+, Security+, CCNA, etc.)
- Experience with RF performance assessment through link margin and antenna pattern analyses
- Experience with supplier/subcontract management
- Familiarity with common industry standards related to communications and network-based systems, such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-232/422, Ethernet (IPv4/IPv6)
- Experience in Communications system integration
- Experience with RF and Network based test equipment to include oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters