Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Mission Systems Responsible Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Escondido, CA, USA |
| Salary | $137400 – $206000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of related engineering experience.
- Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Responsibilities
- Technical and schedule lead for assigned system upgrade or new delivery
- Solicit requirements/expectations for build and establish execution plan
- Prepare and present kickoff meetings to establish initial schedule, identify critical needs/deliverables, and coordinate with supporting organizations
- Work with Production Lead to develop cost/schedule baseline for the effort
- Generate implementation instructions & present implementation plan to change board(s)
- Drive engineering deliverables: part procurement, drawings, configuration guides, installation guides, test procedures, and maintenance procedures
- Coordinate personnel, travel, and visit requests for integration team
- Coordinate delivery & security approval of all required materials (hardware, cables, media, etc)
- Perform morning standup meeting with integration team
- Regularly update detailed execution plan and report end of day status to leadership
- Solve technical challenges and/or resolve issues leveraging support from both engineering and field integration teams
- Perform system checkout and acceptance testing leveraging support from field installation team
- Verify all aspects of system integration have been completed, compile list of liens/deviations, and ensure system handoff is coordinated with sustainment team
- Work with Cost Account Manager (CAM) or Work Package Manager (WPM) to provide weekly status, claim earned value, and provide updates to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
- Work with Lead Responsible Engineer to report daily status, identifying current tasking, needs, and projected risks
Preferred Qualifications
- Current Special Program Access
- Experience with Engineering Drawings
- Experience with IT/documentation tools such as Sphinx, Jinja, YAML, reST
- Experience with Agile processes
- Cost Account Management experience
- Experience using MS Project
- Experience with datacenter design and/or hardware/software field installations