Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Mission Systems

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Mission system element design, capability assessment, interface decomposition, verification/validation planning, and mission integration during development

- Support technical business development (proposals, white papers)

- Engage customers/end users to translate requirements into deployable products

- Perform subsystem trades, analysis of alternatives, modeling, and simulation for mission effects, data, or capabilities (including air vehicles, payloads, ground segments, mission planning, CONOPS, DRM, system security, and interfaces)

***This position can be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer level or the Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer level, depending upon the qualifications below.***

- Principal Electronics Engineer: Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D.

AND 1 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

- Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer: Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D.

AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

- Experience supporting Supplier SSOW, SRD, and scope discussions

- Significant experience in at least two of the following:

- Technical leadership on DoD development projects

- System architecture concepts/solutions

- Performance modeling & simulation

- Designing systems with COTS/GOTS components for:

- DoD interoperability RF or EO/IR systems for sensing, EW, or communications Non-kinetic effects (cyber operations) DoD cyber requirements, RMF, and solutions

- Identifying/managing system capabilities, producing architecture artifacts

- Preparing/reviewing architecture designs and presenting at DoD customer reviews

- Must have an active US Government S ecret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

- Engineering experience on a DoD program - Active DoD Top Secret clearance - Prior SAP or SCI clearance - Significant architecture, design, integration, and test experience - Systems engineering experience (requirements derivation/flow-down, verification/validation) - Experience leading design of mission systems/subsystems

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.