Lab Electronics Engineer/ Principal Lab Electronics Engineer

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 are making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Lab Electronics Engineer/ Principal Lab Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA. Essential functions: Collaborate with engineers and technicians in a lab environment. Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems. Implement engineering changes to the system as required. Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures. Responsible for completing the network configurations and coordinating with team. Ability to work and support a flexible schedule (2nd shift, possibly weekends) as required. Basic Qualifications for Electronics Engineer: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline (STEM) with 2 years of relevant experience; OR 0 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) (STEM) degree. Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline (STEM) with 5 years of relevant experience; OR 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) (STEM) degree OR 0 years of experience with STEM PhD degree. Basic Qualifications for both Lab Electronics Engineer/ Principal Lab Electronics Engineer: Experience with integrating systems in a Hardware/Software lab. Technical knowledge of Red Hat and/or other Linux operating systems. Experience isolating and resolving avionics failures and/or Avionics integration experience. Scripting/Programming experience (e.g. Bash/Shell, Ansible, Python, etc.). Active DoD Top Secret Clearance. Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR 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. Preferred Qualifications: Experience leading and managing internal programs and working with engineers to delegate tasking/efforts. Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and provide milestone progress on critical items or scheduled items. Ability to mentor and help grow junior engineers and share knowledge and experience to improve procedures, processes and bring recommendations for technological improvements. Basic to advance knowledge of networking and network systems. Experience in design, implementation, and sustainment of Linux/Unix systems. Experience with virtualization platforms (VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, RH-V). Current Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).