Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Electronics Engineer – Comms Responsible Engineer OR Principal Electronics Engineer – Comms Responsible Engineer to our team in Rancho Bernando, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Research, design, development, integration, and test of a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including RF datalinks, SATCOM and Communications Networks.
• Maintaining complex RF communications architectures, systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers.
• Primary Responsible Engineer for complex communications subsystem, supplier technical interface, and focal IPT representative for integration support.

The selected candidate should be a self-starter and thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in assignments across multiple engineering disciplines, within a collaborative/team setting on all levels of the organization.

Qualified candidates should be prepared to research, design, develop, integrate, and test a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including radio and other communications equipment and network systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers; and control and test equipment.

Once in role, this position could offer a hybrid work environment. Scheduled telework days are approved at manager's discretion. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

This position can be filled at either the Electronics Engineer – Comms Responsible Engineer level or the Principal Electronics Engineer – Comms Responsible Engineer level, depending upon the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications for Electronics Engineer – Comms Responsible Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Active in-scope, DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance once in position.
• At some point, the selected candidate may be required to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer - Comms Responsible Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline.
• Active in-scope, DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance once in position.
• At some point, the selected candidate may be required to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Active in-scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Strong understanding of networking strategies including TCP/IP & WAN architectures.
• Familiar with encryption methods and cross-domain integrations
• RF and digital system design & analysis
• Antenna theory and operation
• COMMS Wideband and Narrowband integration and testing.Iridium, INMARSAT, Ku, CDL waveforms and Starlink a plus.
• Airborne platform radio integration such ARCs.
• System Performance Verification and Component Qualifications for Flight
• System Engineering, Requirements Derivation
• Design documentation:E.g. Visio, Catia, interconnects and rack elevations