Engineer Electronics

Location: United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Description

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’s Air Dominance Division (ADD) is seeking an Electronics Engineer. This role will support the development of sustainment solutions and/or new technologies to support, replace, and/or retrofit avionics equipment and components. As an engineer supporting Avionics, you are responsible for following internal processes to implement identified solutions, executing some of the required technical activities across multiple programs, and interact with suppliers in a technical capacity.

This position will be located onsite in Oklahoma City, OK.

Responsibilities:

• Help design, develop, integrate, and/or test various types of avionics electronic equipment including power generation, communications, flight controls, networks, radar, navigation, weapons systems, etc.
• Produce reports and briefs in support of designs to communicate technical status, challenges, impacts, and mitigations to engineering leadership and Customers.
• Investigate different components to replace or improve legacy designs.
• Ensure complex analog/digital circuitry components and (sub)systems meet Technical Performance Metrics by executing verification/validation activities of with Customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Support troubleshooting and system integration through root causing failures.
• Support assessment of cost and schedule impacts of technical decisions.
• Support technical interchange meetings/program reviews and assist in resolution of engineering challenges.
• Thrive in a dynamic work environment with high expectations, collaborative/team settings across all levels

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret 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.
• Ability to troubleshoot systems to resolve issues, propose solutions, and communicate progress.
• Understanding of electronics systems and electrical concepts, e.g., EMI.
• Some experience with SPICE or other electrical modeling tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to environmental testing as it pertains to electronics, e.g., ESS.
• Working knowledge of communications hardware and protocols for ethernet, serial, and 1553.
• Experience with LabView, CATIA, and/or other data collection and modeling tools.
• Awareness of Earned Value and Cost Account Management principles
• Exposure to an Agile development environment.
• Hardware integration experience in a laboratory environment.
• Professional experience in aerospace and defense.
• Active/Current DoD SECRET clearance, within 5 years of last investigation
• Active/Current SAP clearance
• Existing special access program clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $75,100.00 - $112,700.00

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.