Principal Electrical Engineer (Ground System Architect/Integrator)
Northrop Grumman
- San Diego, CA
- $107,300-160,900 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Determine customer needs and develop approaches, implementations, components, interfaces, identify standards and constraints, civil requirements, and security needs.
- Survey the industry for awareness of customer needs and alternative systems.
- Lead trade studies, technology development, and subcontractor teams.
- Lead technical and cost proposals
- Write white papers describing offerings and provide leadership and/or direction to software integration, test leads, and various engineering teams
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of relevant engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM field with 3 years of relevant engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM field with 0 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Understanding of Ground System architecture including UAV Command and Control (C2), classified and unclassified networks, network storage devices, security appliances and government external interfaces.
- Knowledge of, or experience with, common ground approaches, implementations, components, standards, interfaces, constraints, and security needs.
- Working knowledge of systems engineering principles, processes, and software and hardware integration.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
- Experience with Agile development and JIRA.
- Experience with the RQ-4 program.
- Experience writing and presenting technical information to customer and internal management audience.
- Experience with Cyber Security requirements and/or implementation.
- Experience in initial design, review, and the approval process and implementation thereof said design cradle to grave.
- Experience in Team Center, the Team Center release process, CATIA and CAD drawing.
- Experience with supplier subcontractors and supplier SOW.