Requisition ID: R10188302- Category: Engineering
- Location: Dulles, Virginia, 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, 10 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 peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. Our Tactical Space Systems Division Integration and Test group is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer (Level 3) who is a creative and energetic engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals in Dulles, VA. You will have the opportunity to design, develop, and execute test procedures and automated test scripts using spacecraft commands, telemetry, and electrical ground support equipment. The ideal candidate has system level test experience working with spacecraft flight hardware and good computer skills. Daily responsibilities will require test preparation leading to direct contact with satellite and space flight hardware. Candidate must be able to tackle issues utilizing skills obtained in the field of electrical engineering, or a related discipline, preferably as it relates to system level integration and test. Required skills include the ability to communicate clearly, and to use critical thinking in troubleshoot of problems. The ability to use a scripting language and formulate automated test scripts is highly desirable. International travel to support launch campaigns may be required. Shift and weekend work to support testing will be required periodically.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures that the program is adhering to sound engineering processes in production and test and sustainment products for our customers and is compliant with company policy, procedures, and quality standards
- Maintains and participates as the Space Vehicle Lead for programs, and providing scheduling of activities with strong technical oversight and reporting to stakeholders on the schedule of activities to meet program milestones
- Mentors Level 1 and Level 2 engineers in fostering their professional growth and development by providing guidance, sharing expertise, and supporting them in achieving objectives.
- Utilizes system implementation approaches for operational concepts
- Authors technical documentation such as white papers, proposal technical volumes, systems engineering design documentation
- Space Vehicle Lead Engineer tasked with
- General frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Learns and understands NG test engineering practices and principles
- General understanding of programming languages to evaluate, troubleshoot, test, and develop test software code
- Understands both electrical circuits and software within the flight hardware and Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE)
- Supports EGSE and flight hardware test/troubleshooting efforts and ability to perform this tasking with little to no oversight from another Electrical Engineer
- Fully grasps escalation plan when test errors are encountered. Participates in anomaly resolution process while offering technical solutions for FRB approval.
- Travel and support different shifts when required
- Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned
- Follows established procedures
- Has technical insight and experience to know if test set-up and results make sense
- Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects
- Ability to establish and maintain infrequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on routine matters
Basic Qualifications:
- Principal Electronics Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
- Prior leadership experience in SEIT Lead roles or equivalent
- Team player with a strong work ethic and initiative to perform in a cross functional team
- Demonstrate ability to learn and integrate new programming languages based off previous experience
- Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Preferred Qualifications:
- An active Counter Intelligence (CI) Polygraph at time of application is highly preferred.
- Excellent decision making and communication (written and oral) skills
- Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem solving skills, and creativity
- Experience with any of the following: Microsoft Visio, National Instruments LabView
- Experience with hardware or software testing and test scripting
- Experience in Electronics troubleshooting, RF test configuration testing, Environments testing (Vibration Analysis/Thermal Vacuum chamber testing)
- Experience in Automated Test Equipment usage and troubleshooting
- Programming experience with any of the following languages: Python, C, C++, Perl
- Experience with version control tools (Subversion, Git)
- Experience with Linux OS
- Experience in Aerospace or Defense industry (development or test)
Salary Range: $131,000 - $155,000
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
