Principal OR Sr Principal Systems Engineer Palmdale, CA
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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.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer with our Test and Evaluation Organization. This role is located in Palmdale, CA.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support a wide range of troubleshooting and testing within a System Integration Lab. This includes both hardware and software troubleshooting as well as hands-on system troubleshooting throughout multiple facets of the Strike System Test lab(s) here in Palmdale. Multiple data types are utilized including Mil-Std 1553, ARINC 429, Serial buses and Ethernet traffic and interfacings with various avionics. This role is part of the Lab Architecture team, which works alongside other members of the program team including, including certification testers, software engineers and other IPTs who may require support. If you are interested in utilizing your current skills and knowledge to become a valued member of our team, we would like to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring ground segments serve mission objectives and mechanisms are in place to execute the tests.

  • Oversees the operational aspects of engineering tests and serves as liaison to program, engineering and line management.

  • Coordinate system checkout, maintenance, troubleshooting, technical engineering support, and anomaly resolution with system safety and quality to maintain the operational specifications of the subsystem.

  • Reviews status of test requirements, manages schedules, and prepares reports.

  • Selects and supervises system admins and subcontractor engineers during test.

  • Assesses anomalies and develops resolutions to documented procedures in conjunction with Test and Quality Engineering.

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3) or a SR Principal Systems Engineer (Level 4).

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Level (T3) are:

  • Bachelor's degree with a science, technical, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline, and a minimum of 5 years systems engineering experience. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree and a minimum of 3 years of systems engineering experience. Ph.D with 0 years of engineering experience.

  • Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

  • Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

  • Experience creating, editing and executing test procedures.

  • Willing to work 2nd shift as needed

Basic Qualifications for a SR Principal Level (T4) are:

  • Bachelor's degree with a science, technical, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline, and a minimum of 9 years systems engineering experience. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree and a minimum of 7 years of systems engineering experience. Ph.D with 4 years of engineering experience.

  • Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

  • Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

  • Experience creating, editing and executing test procedures.

  • Willing to work 2nd shift as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active in-scope Secret (reviewed in the last 6 years)

  • Linux or Unix Operating Systems experience

  • Experience troubleshooting discrete analog signal paths

  • Systems-Engineering experience

  • Military Avionics experience

  • Active DoD TS Clearance with SCI and SAP clearance

  • Experience in Flight/Ground Test or Lab Test.

  • Experience in Flight Test or Lab Test and integrating systems.

Salary Range: $104,600 - $157,000

Salary Range 2: $129,700 - $194,500

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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