Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Defense Systems Sector has a need for a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer at its Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) organization in Warner Robins, GA. This engineering position is for a role on our Systems Engineering Team. In this role you will be supporting radar development and sustainment programs. Our ideal candidate will possess technical expertise, a drive to lead from where you are, collaborative people skills, and the proven ability to work within a technically diverse and fast-paced team. This position is in Warner Robins, GA and requires that you work on-site daily.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support production, repair, sustainment, and testing activities for radar systems.

• Radio frequency (RF) design, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for radar systems, to include Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs), and circuit card assemblies (CCAs).

• Perform Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) Resolution and Design Try-Outs (DTOs) for legacy radar systems.

• Provide laboratory support for hardware upgrades, sustainment, and testing.

• Maintain and upgrade legacy test stations.

• Use RF and Systems Engineering knowledge to develop new requirements, increase capabilities, and modernize legacy radar systems.

**This position may be filled at Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:  

• Principal Systems Engineer: Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with B.S. degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant experience with Master’s degree; Minimum of 1 year of direct relevant experience with PhD. B.S, M.S., or PhD must be in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering.

• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: Minimum of 8 years of direct relevant experience with B.S. degree; Minimum of 6 years of direct relevant experience with Master’s degree; Minimum of 4 years of direct relevant experience with PhD. B.S, M.S., or PhD must be in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering.

• Experience working with a team of engineers to accomplish projects and tasks.

• Experience in development, sustainment, integration, and testing of radar systems.

• Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex hardware/systems problems.

• Experience with lab test equipment such as function generator, oscilloscope, multi-meter, spectrum analyzer, etc.

• Must currently hold or be able to maintain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance.
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current DoD Secret level clearance (or higher)

• Prior professional experience in radar, or prior professional experience in immediately transferrable domain skills such as digital signal processing, RF system design and sustainment, DMS resolution, CCA design and troubleshooting, etc.

• Experience with hardware design, to include cable assemblies, circuit card assemblies, test stations, etc.

• Experience in aviation and/or Department of Defense programs.

• Experience with RF test equipment and hardware-in-the-loop testing

• Experience with developing and/or using LabView.

• Experience developing and writing test plans, test reports, and engineering change proposals (ECPs).

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.

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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.