Principal​/Sr. Principal Electrical Components Engineer

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Electrical Components Engineer . This position is located in Huntsville, AL or Manhattan Beach, CA and supports the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Work with design engineers in selection and application of non-metallic materials systems, This includes environmental coatings, adhesives, sealants, composite materials, and supporting hardware.

• Create Material, Process, Component Specifications or Source Control Documents to meet Program Requirements

• Lead and Conduct qualifications of new materials/components, processes, and ageing studies to meet program service life.

• Work with manufacturing and subcontractors to resolve qualification, producibility, and test issues with non-metallic parts and their related processes.

• Manage Bill-of-Materials, new part requests, part objects, and part attributes in a Product Lifecycle Management System.

• Support Supply Chain with component procurement requirements, selection of suppliers, and procurement issues

• Tailoring and allocating of non-metallic requirements to System, Subsystem, and Unit Level Specifications.

• Support Program Subcontractors with non-metallic Part requirements interpretation and review of Subcontractor Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs)

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Electrical Components Engineer level (T0 3) or Sr Principal Electrical Components Engineer level (T0 4 ) .

Principal Engineer :

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, or applicable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and with 5 years of experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of experience;
  PhD with 1 years of experience.

Sr Principal Engineer :

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, or applicable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 8 years or experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience;
  PhD with 4 years of experience

Required for Both Levels:

• Must hold an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date or reinvestigation within the last 6 years.

• Must have U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

• Experience in materials testing and qualification or applicable manufacturing processes

• Experience with the development of associated component data/drawings and the judgment/determination of part applications to meet program/project objectives and requirements

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Working knowledge of MIL-STD-11991 and application to missile programs,

• Working knowledge of up screening, derating, Failure Analysis, physics of failure, Root Cause & Corrective Action, component specifications, component screening & qualification, component application qualification, and related installation/assembly process specifications for DoD applications

• Experience in the review and approval of subcontractor material processing procedures.

• Active DOD Top-Secret clearance

#HSVJune
2025

Salary Range: $95,800.00 - $Salary Range 2: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market…