Lead Electronics Engineer
- Location:
- Rocket Center, West Virginia, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
Rocket Center, WV is located along the North Branch Potomac River in Mineral County, West Virginia and is home to the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL), a government installation operated by Northrop Grumman. Known for its scenic mountain landscapes, rolling hills and state parks, the region offers a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities to include hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing, hunting and whitewater rafting. Where can you get to from Rocket Center? We are just a couple hours from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh and not far from Philadelphia, Virginia and Ohio. If you enjoy a beautiful all-weather climate, low cost of living, zero gridlock traffic, outdoor activities, and easy access to major cities along the east coast - this area has a lot to offer!
This position will be located at on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote work is available for this position. Relocation is available for this role.
Learn more about our site here:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/northrop-grumman-in-rocket-center-west-virginia
This position is for an Lead Electronics Engineer with broad interests whose expertise can be applied to the development of cutting-edge military programs.
Responsibilities include:
Participate on Integrated Product Teams for complex production programs.
Work with manufacturing operations to support the build of electronic products.
Test and debug circuit designs.
Maintain product technical data package.
Lead resolution of technical challenges.
Strong analytical skills and the ability organize/prioritize job assignments and tasks.
Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team.
Basic Qualifications for Electronics Engineer level 3:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 5 years; or Master’s Degree with 3 years; or PhD with 0 years.
Experience and background in developing electronic subsystems
Experience and background in design and development in such areas as power conditioning electronics, analog circuit design, digital circuit design, FPGA design, and other general electrical engineering design functions
Experience in circuit card design from high level specifications
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
Basic Qualifications for Electronics Engineer level 4:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 9 years; or Master’s Degree with 7 years; or PhD with 4 years.
Experience and background in developing electronic subsystems
Experience and background in design and development in such areas as power conditioning electronics, analog circuit design, digital circuit design, FPGA design, and other general electrical engineering design functions
Experience in circuit card design from high level specifications
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
MS Degree in Electrical Engineering
Prior Electronics/Technical Lead experience
Experience generating design schematics and circuit board layout using CAD tools such as Mentor Graphics
Experience developing circuit boards, ASICs and/or FPGAs for aerospace/military applications
Experience with DoD architectures and Industry/Military Standards (e.g. MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A)
Active Secret security clearance adjudicated within the last 5 years
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