RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Engineer Electronics - **Communications Hardware Engineer** . This position will be located at our Aeronautics Sector in Palmdale, CA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Avionics Integration organization.

The candidate will be responsible for working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure to perform engineering capture, build, integration, test and maintenance of communications hardware in laboratory and field settings. This includes the specification and usage of specialized test and support equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

+ Design of rack-based communication, test, support equipment, and cabling to meet system requirements, to include:

+ Understanding and ability to perform electrical signal and power analysis at the rack level

+ Developing engineering drawings in accordance with ASME and IEEE standards, including rack assembly drawings, interconnect wiring diagrams and custom cable assemblies

+ Developing Bill of Material to support build of systems

+ Specification of rack cabling (RF, optical, 1553, power) and cooling systems

+ Developing Acceptance Test Procedures and running ATP for score with QA

+ Installation of communication, test and support equipment in lab and field environments

+ Providing lab, site integration, test, and maintenance support

+ Participate in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, interact and coordinate with responsible communications engineers responsible for sustaining communication sub-systems

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

**Basic Qualifications for an Associate Engineer Electronics (T01)**

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below

criteria. The candidate must:

+ Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by December 2025.

+ Be majoring in or having majored in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar STEM degree.

+ Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: Additional SAP clearance may be required once in role.)

+ Must be physically able to move up to 50 lbs.

+ Must have ability to visually identify cables and wires by color.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher

+ Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

+ Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

+ High attention to detail and emphasis on first time quality

+ Working knowledge of governing and industry standards to include MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-100G, and ASME Y14.100

+ Experience with drawing and release tools – (CATIA V5, Visio, Teamcenter Enterprise PLM).

+ Working knowledge of various communication protocols including Ethernet, 1553 bus systems and FibreChannel

+ Working knowledge of communication engineering theory and RF systems

+ Experience with production of complex systems

+ Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to learn new material quickly

+ Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)

**Pay Range**

+ Associate Engineer Electronics (T01): $74,000 - $111,00

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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.