Electronics Engineering Manager 2 - Communications Responsible Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 13, 2025
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10186274
- Category: -Engineering
- Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: -Secret
- Telecommute: -Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this
position
- Shift: -1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: -Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: -Relocation assistance may be
available
- Positions Available: -1At 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 Aeronautics
Systems is looking to add an Electronics Engineering Manager 2 -
Communications Responsible Engineer to join our team in Rancho
Bernando, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration
Organization supporting Global Hawk program. This role has both 80%
program technical responsibilities and 20% functional
responsibilities as a section manager leading a team of 10-15
engineers of various grade levels. PROGRAM duties and
responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Primary Responsible Engineer for complex communications
subsystem, supplier technical interface, and focal IPT
representative for integration support.
- Lead, research, design, development, integration, and test of a
variety of electronic equipment and systems, including RF
datalinks, SATCOM and Communications Networks.
- Maintaining complex RF communications architectures, systems;
circuitry components; analog and digital computers.
- Technical planning, architecture, design, integration,
deployment, verification and validation, and system effectiveness
analysis at all levels to include concept, design, configuration,
test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
- Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or
product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge
technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Interface with Sub-IPTs for cost, schedule, and risks and
opportunity.
- Reporting comms status to Program Managers and IPT
Management.FUNCTIONAL HOMEROOM duties and responsibilities include,
but are not limited to:
- Lead a section of electronics, electrical and mechanical
engineers (10-15 personnel)
- Build an engineering culture that empowers employees,
establishes personal and team accountability, motivates team
performance, encourages development, and supports innovation
- Partner with technical and functional management to develop an
approach that satisfies the staffing needs between programs.
- Timecard approval, employee performance evaluations,
facilitating employee growth, and special assignments in support of
the functional homeroom
- Ensure personnel and hardware safety, driving compliance with
policies and procedures including security, property management,
training, configuration control, and test conduct
- Instruct, mentor and champion agile concepts and processes
- Special assignments in support of the functional homeroomThe
selected candidate should be a self-starter and thrive working in a
fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in
assignments across multiple engineering disciplines, within a
collaborative/team setting on all levels of the organization. The
selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at
our facility. - Once established in role, the position could
potentially offer a hybrid work environment. Scheduled telework
days are approved at manager's discretion. This position requires
the ability to travel up to 10% of the time. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering
experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years
of related engineering experience
- Experience leading an engineering team or project
- Extensive experience in RF architectures and networking
engineering
- Must have an Active in-scope, DoD Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance once
in position.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Prior Functional Management Experience
- Demonstrated success in leading, collaborating, and developing
cross functional teams of varying degrees of skill on complex
technical projects
- Strong understanding of networking strategies including TCP/IP
& WAN architectures.
- Familiar with encryption methods and cross-domain
integrations
- Experience with the following: - - - - - - - RF and digital
system design & analysis - - - - - - - Antenna theory and operation
- - - - - - - COMMS Wideband and Narrowband integration and
testing. -Iridium, INMARSAT, Ku, CDL and Starlink a plus. - - - - -
- - Airborne platform radio integration such ARCs - - - - - - -
System Performance Verification and Component Qualifications for
Flight - - - - - - - System Engineering, Requirements Derivation -
- - - - - - Design documentation: -E.g. Visio, Catia, interconnects
and rack elevations - -Salary Range: $156,500 - $234,700The 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
conditions.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. In addition, Northrop Grumman
provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage,
life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays
and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.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 committed to hiring and
retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S.
Citizenship is required for all positions with a government
clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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