Principal / Sr Principal Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer

Requisition ID: R10120971

Category: Engineering
Location: Palmdale, California, United States of America
Citizenship required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: Any (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 7

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 has an opening for an Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Palmdale, CA.

As an Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer you’ll be part of the design, development, integration, configuration and test of a real-time, hardware in the loop (HITL), Data Acquisition Systems (DAS). Tasking will include design, development, verification and acceptance testing of data builds and real time Mission Control Room configuration files using Symvionics IADS software.

This position will require occasionally work shift work and overtime and travel.

“This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.”

Basic Qualifications:

“This requisition may be filled at either a principal or a Sr. Principal Level)

Basic Qualifications for Principal Instrumentation Data Hardware Engineer:

Bachelor’s degree within a science, technical, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline with 5 years of test experience, Masters with 0 years of experience.
Basic understanding of troubleshooting systems to identify and assist in the correct the root cause.
Assist with creating, editing and executing procedures.
Assist in data acquisition and data collection.
Experience with Microsoft Window Family, AutoCAD, MatLab.
Requires active DoD Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain PAR (Program Special Access)

Basic Qualification for Sr Principal Instrumentation Data Hardware Engineer:

Bachelor’s degree within a science, technical, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline with 9 years of test experience, master's with 7 years of experience.
Basic understanding of troubleshooting systems to identify and assist in the correct the root cause.
Assist with creating, editing and executing procedures.
Assist in data acquisition and data collection.
Experience with Microsoft Window Family, AutoCAD, MatLab.
Requires active DoD Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain PAR (Program Special Access)

Preferred Qualifications:

Electronics, Analog and Digital Communications, Digital Signal Processes, Computer Communication Networks, Embedded Systems
Experience working in Flight Test or Lab Test environments
Experience using oscilloscopes and waveform generators.
Experience working with Strain Gages, Accelerometers, Pressure Transducers and other commonly used instrumentation sensors
Basic knowledge of data bus architecture MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS232 an RS422.
Experience using Symvionics IADS software and working in a Mission Control Room
Experience post-test processing data from a IRIG-106 CH10 recording
Experience using TTCWare Application Software
Experience working Curtiss-Wright TTC Data Acquisitions Systems
Ability to write scripts GUIs or small scale applications a plus.
Degree in Electrical or a Bachelor’s of Science degree with Instrumentation data experience.

Salary Range: $95,000 - $142,000

Salary Range 2: $117,700 - $176,500

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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.

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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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Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.