
Principal/ Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer
Required skills
- Secret Clearance
- STEM
- communications subsystems
- network architectures
- radio
- ICS
- performance-based specifications
- statements of work
- Interface Control Documents
- Top Secret clearance
Nice to have
- supplier management
- subcontract management
- technical evaluations
Role summary
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Communications Electronics Engineer in Melbourne, FL. This role involves contributing to the development of communications subsystems, including architecture, performance analysis, requirements management, and verification. Responsibilities include analyzing network architectures, conducting trade studies for radio and ICS subsystems, managing supplier interactions, performing risk analysis, and developing supplier documentation. The position requires an active US Government Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance. This is an onsite position with no hybrid or remote work available.
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 seeking a Principal/ Sr. Principal Communications 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 successful candidate will contribute to the overall development of communications subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements,
Roles and Responsibilities:
Analyze network architectures and topologies for distributed communication applications
Conduct trade studies for radio and ICS subsystem architectures.
Interaction with Comms suppliers for integration of Radio and ICS systems into the lab.
Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, statements of work and Interface Control Documents.
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Support technical discussions with the customer and have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
**This position can be filled at either a Principal Electronics Engineer level or a Sr. Principal Electronics level, depending upon the qualifications below. **
Basic Qualifications:
Principal Electronics Engineer: 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 1years of related engineering experience
Sr. Principal: Bachelor’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
Experience in one or more of the following:
Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience
Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
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
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
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Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
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Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
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What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
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