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Relocation assistance may be available
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TYPE: Secret>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 Defensive Systems has a need for a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer on our Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership on our infrared countermeasure (IRCM) 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. Roles and
responsibilities will include: Lead an engineering team through full product lifecycle for infrared systems, including
, including
requirements:analysis, design, prototyping, fabrication, verification testing and sell off. Coordinate the workload and assignments of a team, ensuring efficient execution of engineering tasks. Maintain a backlog of tasks and set team priorities in a manner consistent with the program development schedule. Act as the primary point of contact for team related issues and provide regular progress updates, risks and blockers to senior management. Mentor junior engineers in technical domains, engineering design principles and project execution best practices. Perform hands on integration and testing of infrared systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments. Generate and update system and sub system level specifications, ensure verification traceability, develop test plans, perform analysis of test results and prepare comprehensive reports. This position may be filled at either Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level. Basic
level. Basiclevel. Basic
Qualifications:Principal : Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Biomedical Engineering from an ABET accredited school with 5 years of relevant
experience; Master’s with 3 Years; PhD with 1 Year. Sr. Principal : Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Biomedical Engineering from an ABET accredited school with 8 years of relevant
experience; Master’s with 6 Years; PhD with 4 Years.
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Experience:designing, integrating, troubleshooting and testing infrared, optics and/or laser systems.
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Experience with legacy system sustainment and modernization, including hardware redesign due to obsolescence. History of effectively communicating complex technical concepts to project, program, and company management, other technical managers, and customers.
Experience with deriving system
requirements and developing test plans and procedures.
Experience with lab test equipment such as function generator, oscilloscope, multi meter, spectrum analyzers, etc.
Experience with Department of Defense programs. Must currently hold or be able to maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security
clearance.
Preferred
Qualifications: Hands on
experience infrared countermeasure (IRCM) systems.
Experience as a SME for a system on full rate production or on a repair contract.
Experience in a leadership position, leading a project and/or team through the full program lifecycle, to include
requirements analysis, design, trade studies, prototyping, fabrication, verification testing and sell off.
Experience managing or working with program management on scope, schedule and budget.
Experience in performing aircraft functional test. Primary Level
salary:Range: $95,300.00 $142,900.00 Secondary Level
ondary Levelondary Levelondary LevelSalary Range: $118,600.00 $178,000.00 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.