Electronics Engineer – Comms Subsystem Engineer/Principal Electronics Engineer – Comms Subsystem Engineer

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.

At Northrop Grumman we develop cutting-edge technology that preserves freedom and advances human discovery. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of technological advancement in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We continue to innovate with developments from launching the first commercial flight to space, to discovering the early beginnings of the universe. Our employees are not only part of history, they are making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking an Electronics Engineer/Principal Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA. The successful candidate will be part of a comms and network infrastructure engineering team that manages and maintains critical pieces of payload infrastructure vital to program success.

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

The Electronics Engineer will be responsible for:
•    Supporting the build out and delivery of communication lab test asset deliverables for development contracts
•    Supporting critical test events with real time troubleshooting and guidance to ensure successful execution of program milestones
•    Supporting acceptance testing of comms and network subsystems in support of program deliverable production
•    Supporting development test activities in effort to verify requirement adherence and demonstrate resolution of program tracked defects for DR closure.

This requisition may be filled at either an Electronics Engineer level or a Principal Electronics Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications (Electronics Engineer):
•    Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 2 years of related experience OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 0 years of related experience

•    Active DoD Secret security clearance and ability to acquire SAP clearance

•    Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance and TS program access

•    Up to 25% travel

Basic Qualifications (Principal Electronics Engineer):
•    Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of related experience OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience
•    Active DoD Secret security clearance and ability to acquire SAP clearance

•    Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance and TS program access
•    Up to 25% travel

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Experience in electronics integration and testing 
•    Familiarity with common industry standards related to digital communications, such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, RS-232, IPv4/IPv6
•    Experience with Networking infrastructure at both the Layer 2 and Layer 3
•    Experience with RF based test equipment to include spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters
•    Active DoD Top Secret security clearance and active SAP clearance

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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.  U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
 

Salary Range: $82,400 USD - $123,600 USD

Salary Range 2: $101,400 USD - $152,200 USD

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.