Principal or Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Mission Systems Responsible Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Escondido, CA, USA |
| Salary | $110300 – $206000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of related engineering experience.
- Demonstrated experience with reviewing, tracking, and dispositioning Engineering Service Requests (ESRs)
- 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
- Primary interface for both internal and external stakeholders regarding current system configuration, external connectivity, system health, and upgrade & sustainment activities
- Understand and track system health, scheduled maintenance, user feedback, and support requests
- Review, disposition, track to closure, and work with the team to provide engineering solutions for Engineering Service Requests (ESRs)
- Oversee implementation of engineering solutions and track that changes are ultimately captured in engineering
- Work with team to understand technical challenges then brief internal and external stakeholders on system status and critical technical issues
- Work with engineering teams to draft & release Temp Mods and Service Bulletins
- Establish execution plan, coordinate system down time, and identify/mitigate risks
- Coordinate personnel supporting upgrade either via travel or onsite personnel
- Coordinate delivery and security approval of all required materials (hardware, cables, media, etc)
- Solve technical challenges and/or resolve issues leveraging support from both engineering and field integration teams
- Report daily status on upgrade progress, challenges, and changes in execution plan
- Become datacenter subject matter expert using historical insight and lessons learned to provide input to leadership on program improvements
- Support quarterly Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) Updates by providing input on IFC content selection to best address user concerns
- Review ESRs and other sustainment activities to recommend improvements or engineering changes that should be captured in next IFC or other documentation
- Review planned IFC changes and communicate to the onsite personnel the impacts that will have on the system
- Provide and/or coordinate delta training to ensure personnel understand the changes between IFCs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current Special Program Access
- Experience with datacenter design, management, or hardware/software installations
- Experience with Information as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Experience with hardware/software virtualization
- Experience with Engineering Drawings
- Experience with Agile processes (Atlassian, JIRA, Confluence, scrums, sprints, etc)
- Experience using MS Project
- Current DoD 8140-approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification