Staff Electronics Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. This position requires an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) and the ability to obtain and maintain SCI and Special Access Program (SAP) clearances. Travel up to 25% may be required. Full-time, on-site work at our Rancho Bernardo, CA facility; no remote/hybrid/telework available.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Drive issue resolution in the field pertaining to complex data center and communication systems.
• Manage Root Cause Corrective Actions, drive root cause analysis, and their associated resolutions for field technical issues.
• Technical execution of maintenance and sustainment support of ground segment systems in the field.
• Provide performance status, drive execution, and facilitate all associated communications with key stakeholders, including Field Response IPT leadership, enterprise liaison engineers, and Mission Engineers.
• Manage Integrated Functional Capability of fielded systems.
• Support for Operational Configuration Control (OCC) and Configuration Change Board (CCB) for all fielded systems, ensuring proposed changes are properly reviewed, authorized, implemented, and documented to maintain the integrity of the operational baseline.
• Review technical information prior to submission to the Configuration Change Board (CCB).
• Support technical CCB package generation and provide technical oversight (expertise to RE’s).
• Deliver presentations and technical packages to customers, management, and program stakeholders.
• Manage cross-engineering function action items.
• Approve modification implementation management.
• Measure and report status relating to modification performance.
• Serve as change agent for change implementation process and culture.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders, including responsible engineers, program leadership, and the customer community regarding technical, staffing resources, and schedule pertaining to your statement of work.
• Produce, review, and coordinate technical change documentation.
• Champion and defend priorities for resolution of deficiencies through Technical and Software Review Boards.
• Review and develop technical publication material.
• Define, deliver, and implement monthly cyber patches.
• Support Maintenance Review Boards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience in integration and testing of software and hardware components in Unix and Windows environments.
• Ability to obtain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification (e.g., CCNA Security, Security+ce, CCNP, CISSP).
• Active US Government Top-Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active US Government Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification (e.g., CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, CISSP).

Pay

Primary salary range: $177,000.00 – $265,600.00. The above range represents a general guideline; Northrop Grumman considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions when determining base salary offers. 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.