Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - Command & Data Handling

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. We have an opening for a technical leader to act as our Command and Data Handling (CDH)/Subsystems Engineer. You will join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be located in Dulles, VA. This customer-facing position supports program staff in the analysis, investigation, and resolution of engineering electrical systems problems, subsystem requirements development, tasking, and schedule management as required by the program. Additionally, this role interacts with the internal staff and customer base, provides direction as appropriate to design or technician staff, reports statuses, and participates in internal and external design reviews. Depending on assignment, this role may task other technical team members. In this role, you will take ownership of the CDH subsystems and be responsible to meet relevant flowed down customer requirements as it relates to these subsystems. You should have sound knowledge of physical components and the relationship these will have within various systems to ensure all systems integrate well and perform as expected. At a higher level, we will expect you to define, articulate, and flow down customer requirements to other team members and staff regarding the systems you support. You may also be asked to manage budgeting and schedules, lead the CDH subsystem team delivering qualified avionics hardware that meet customer requirements to the Integration and Test team, and act as the customer-facing representative of the project for the CDH subsystem. At the highest levels, you will act as a systems architect to system and hardware development as well as manage the team supporting your project. To be a strong candidate for this role you should have Electrical Engineering experience and/or education with experience defining Electrical systems that meet customer requirements. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop subsystem requirements Develops cost estimates for proposals and programs as required Develops and manages schedule and resources as required by the program Effectively operate within a multi-discipline engineering team Provide technical oversight to ensure the electrical system is compliant and verifiable at the avionics digital and analog telemetry level Analyzes and interprets requirements at the space vehicle level and flows down requirements to lower level specifications Evaluates and coordinates electrical system designs to ensure system- level requirements are met Provides documentation and makes technical presentations as required Develops space vehicle level interface designs Provides technical coordination of vendors and suppliers Represents the organization in providing solutions to technical issues associated with specific projects Analyzes and designs avionics systems in assigned area by utilizing standard engineering and scientific principles Other duties as assigned This position can be filled at the Sr. Principal Engineer level.