Principal​/Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Polygraph

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, civil and commercial customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

Northrop Grumman, Strategic Space Systems Division, is seeking a highly qualified Principal Electronics Engineer/Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Ground Hardware Engineering to become a member of the Ground Terminal Department, working as part of a motivated, diverse, and technically talented group located at a field site in Harrogate, United Kingdom.

* This role may be filled at a level 3 or 4 *

This role requires a two (2) year commitment and the ability to successfully pass a psychological exam. Ability to work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period and periodic rotating 12-hour shifts. A comprehensive overseas compensation package is offered with this position including relocation assistance.

Role Summary:

The Principal Electronics Engineer / Senior Principal Electronics - Ground Hardware Engineering provides installation, integration, operation, maintenance, and repair support for the ground terminal architecture at customer sites as a part of a highly skilled and specialized team, ensuring the availability of critical mission system. You will leverage your background experience and skills to provide time-critical observation, assessment, repair, and monitoring of complex communications systems and data links providing sustained operation.

Furthermore, you will articulate your recommendations to the customer to inform decisions on mission critical infrastructure and equipment.

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Provide daily support and after-hours 24/7 response for the technical operations, maintenance, and anomaly restoration for all systems assigned to the program

• Operate, maintain, repair/replace, and install various types of equipment and devices related to all aspects of communication systems to include: antennas, servo systems, transmitters, receivers, mixers, switches, modems, up converters/down converters, amplifiers, networking/IT hardware, fiber optic transmitters/receivers, wave guides, fiber optic/coaxial cable, and associated wiring and peripherals

• Develop and execute routine and non-routine maintenance plans and schedules for assigned systems

• Apply technical knowledge of electronics principles to determine equipment malfunctions and apply skills to restore mission critical operations at the system, sub-system, line replaceable unit, and board level

• Utilize sound technical writing to document equipment failures, to prepare/brief status reports, to support developing concepts of operations (CONOPs) and improvements to the operations and maintenance of communication systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and to execute system installations/upgrades, test activities, IT security patches, and anomaly restoration activities

• Provide training to operations and maintenance personnel for new system installations, enhancements, and test…