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Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Responsible Engineer

Northrop Grumman
San Diego, CA, US
$140K-$168K a year
Full-time

Requisition ID : R10171490

  • Category : Engineering
  • Location : San Diego, California, United States of America
  • Clearance Type : Top Secret
  • Telecommute : No- Teleworking not available for this position
  • Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America)
  • Travel Required : Yes, 25% of the Time
  • Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available
  • Positions Available : 1

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 Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems Responsible Engineer to our team of qualified and diverse individuals in Rancho Bernando, CA.

This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization.

This candidate will be responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of design, buildup, and delivery of large data centers using commercially available IT equipment.

These deliveries will consist of new data center deployments and upgrades to existing data centers.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Oversee Change Requests (CR) Submissions :

  • Coordinate with various teams to solicit programmatic requirements for change request
  • Identify programmatic cost / schedule risks
  • Present notional implementation plans during Technical Review Board(s) (TRB)

Technical and schedule lead for CR implementation :

  • Solicit requirements / expectations and establish execution plan
  • Prepare and present kickoff meetings to establish initial schedule, identify critical needs / deliverables, and coordinate with supporting organizations
  • Work with Production Lead to develop cost / schedule baseline for the effort
  • Generate implementation instructions & present implementation plan to change board(s)
  • Drive engineering deliverables : part procurement, drawings, configuration guides, installation guides, test procedures, and maintenance procedures

Execution Lead for field integration team :

  • Coordinate personnel, travel, and visit requests for integration team
  • Coordinate delivery & security approval of all required materials (hardware, cables, media, etc)
  • Perform morning standup meeting with integration team
  • Regularly update detailed execution plan and report end of day status to leadership
  • Solve technical challenges and / or resolve issues leveraging support from both engineering and field integration teams
  • Perform system checkout and acceptance testing leveraging support from field installation team
  • Verify all aspects of system integration have been completed, compile list of liens / deviations, and ensure system handoff is coordinated with sustainment team

Reporting :

  • Work with Cost Account Manager (CAM) or Work Package Manager (WPM) to provide weekly status, claim earned value, and provide updates to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
  • Work with Lead Responsible Engineer to report daily status, identifying current tasking, needs, and projected risks

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative / team settings across all levels.

This position requires full-time, on-site work at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.

This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience;

OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related engineering experience.

  • Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP / PAR). This SAP / PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications :

  • Current Special Program Access
  • Experience with Engineering Drawings
  • Experience with IT / documentation tools such as Sphinx, Jinja, YAML, reST
  • Experience with Agile processes
  • Cost Account Management experience
  • Experience using MS Project
  • Experience with datacenter design and / or hardware / software field installations

Salary Range : $133,000 - $199,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

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