Lead Principal Electrical Engineer III, Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer IV (GPI)

Lead Principal Electrical Engineer or Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to support the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Program Team.   This is a dual level role III or IV Lead Electrical Engineer
 

Job Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Chandler is looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer to support the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Program Team.

Job Duties:

• Lead a preexisting and growing team of 20+ electrical engineers working in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure.
• Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
• Ensures vehicle and component compliance to internal design standards, military standards, and customer requirements.
• Evaluate completed design with more senior engineers and other technical groups to satisfy design requirements.
• Perform cost account management using earned value methods.
• Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage designs or introduce new concepts to meet mission requirements.
• Oversees and reviews system architecture, block diagrams, avionics specifications, qualification testing, and test data review of completed designs.
• Based on specific objectives, leads analysis, design, testing and documentation of complex designs.
• Coordinates and conducts the test programs required to evaluate the design, components, and systems.
• Provides formal peer review of simple engineering designs or analyses for less experienced engineers.

Job Knowledge/Technical Skills

• Broad understanding and application of company, industrial and military technical standards.
• Broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
• With minimal guidance, studies basic design concepts and criteria for more complex problems.
• Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs of a similar nature.

Liaison

• Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner.
• Supports team decisions and goals.
• Makes an extra effort to provide quality internal and external customer service.
• Constantly seeks new sources of information and provides information necessary to meet customer needs.
• Disciplined with escalation when required.

This is a dual level requisition level III or IV

Basic Qualifications Level III

• BS in engineering and 5 Years experience, or 3 Years experience with master's in engineering.
• Electrical engineering preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Current and Active DoD Secret Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior launch vehicle and/or interceptor experience.
• Prior experience with the design, test, and/or integration and deployment of electrical components or subsystems
• Team leadership experience.
• Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resource, and other project challenges.
• Experience working in Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure.
• Mentoring and cross-training team members across a diverse set of technologies and electrical system architectures used to meet customer requirements.
• Knowledgeable with the use of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads.

Basic Qualifications Level IV

• BS in engineering and 9 Years experience, or 7 Years experience with master's in engineering.
• Electrical engineering preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Current and Active DoD Secret Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior launch vehicle and/or interceptor experience.
• Prior experience with the design, test, and/or integration and deployment of electrical components or subsystems
• Team leadership experience.
• Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resource, and other project challenges.
• Experience working in Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure.
• Mentoring and cross-training team members across a diverse set of technologies and electrical system architectures used to meet customer requirements.
• Knowledgeable with the use of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 most positions.