Staff Component Engineer

About the role

The successful candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Components Management Team within the Design Life-Cycle Engineering Department. The selected candidate will work in a dynamic, customer-focused environment where he/she will interact with suppliers, internal and external customers and other design engineers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review all data necessary for Program Design Team and/or Configuration Control Board (CCB) review including generation/review of applicable screening and qualification test plans.
• Analyze and select alternates for electronic components on Bills of Material (BOM) to resolve obsolescence, long lead time issues, and drive parts standardization.
• Affirm responsibility for all components used on the program and document program specific part requirements.
• Lead new Component Request, approvals, and Component Drawing development as appropriate to meet requesting program requirements.
• Support Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA) reports, failure analysis and problem resolution for any parts within the Commodity.
• Gate keeper for commodity components ensuring environmental application, authenticity, and traceability.
• Chair one of the Commodity Teams responsible for reviewing all components within the Commodity for production design use. Will include Commercial, Industry, Military, and Space grade components.
• Utilize project management skills to manage multiple priorities; use cross-functional groups to meet part requirements and program deadlines.
• Able to lead/support across all programs when necessary.
• Define and own component strategy and roadmaps for fiber optic, opto-electronic and optical components.
• Be able to influence system architecture and performance budgets through component trade studies and design recommendations.
• Participate in major program milestone such as Design Reviews.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of experience, master’s degree with 10 years of experience, Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance prior to starting.
  • A current/active clearance is not required to be considered for the position, but a final clearance is required to start.
  • 6 years minimum experience in fiber optic, opto-electronic and/or optical components and systems.
  • 10 years of experience in developing and delivering technical presentations and leading small groups.
  • 10 yrs of experience and ability to work with cross-functional teams such as: Design Engineering, Manufacturing & Production Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain and Procurement.

  Qualifications

  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • A current/active DoD Secret clearance.
  • Have 8 years’ experience in an Engineering role working with fiber optic, opto-electronic and optical components and systems.
  • Solid understanding of geometric and physical optics and fiber optic fundamentals.
  • Hands-on experience with advanced optical and fiber optic metrology and test and inspection equipment.
  • Experience establishing acceptance and qualification standards, validation methodologies, and best practices for fiber optic, opto-electronic and optical components.
  • Experience defining engineering processes, standards and technical roadmaps.
  • Experience with supplier technical negotiation and evaluation.
  • Previous leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities.
  • Experience with Siemens Team Center or similar PLM systems.
  • Familiarity with industry standards (ISO, IEC, Telcordia, IPC, VITA, JEDEC, MIL-STD, NASA, etc.).
  • Strong system-level understanding of optical performance, tolerancing and integration tradeoffs.

  Skills

  • Strong system-level understanding of optical performance, tolerancing and integration tradeoffs.

  Benefits

  • Health Plan
  • Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off (vacation and/or personal business)

  Pay

  Annual salary range: $153,600.00 - $230,400.00

  Schedule

  9/80 Work Schedule (where available)