Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect

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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect to our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization supporting. The candidate will develop and maintain detailed system architecture documentation for complex IT systems and will function as an interface between multiple interdisciplinary teams to capture, communicate, and plan the architectural needs of fielding heavily virtualized complex IT systems. The Hardware Architect will focus on hardware architecture, COTS software solutions, network engineering, and Information Technology (IT) systems engineering. The candidate will be working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment working closely with other Tech Areas in both lab and production environments. Candidate should have excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Collaborate with other engineers to architect a system to meet design requirements and stakeholder needs. Develop presentations and brief high levels of leadership to communicate overall system capabilities, design challenges, and recommended architectural solutions Develop and release engineering documentation for detailed system architecture and requirements. Reviewing cameo models, requirements, drawings, and system build instructions to ensure architectural intent is being met The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. This position may require the ability to travel up to 10% of the time. This position can be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect level, depending upon the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of related engineering experience. Experience with systems engineering practices Experience with Microsoft Visio and other Office products to express engineering documentation Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance. Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.) Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware Architect: 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; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related engineering experience. Experience with systems engineering practices Experience with Microsoft Visio and other Office products to express engineering documentation Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance. Ability to obtain and maintain initial 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. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.) Preferred Qualifications for both levels: Current Special Program Access Familiarity with the following: Cameo modeling tools Agile development methodology Jira or similar issue tracking system version control such as SVN and Git Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Interface Control Documents (ICDs) System Design Documents (SDDs) Python, UML, Sphinx, REST, YAML, Jinja Microsoft Operating Systems Active Directory Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks Layer 2 and 3 networking VPN IPSec Storage technologies UNIX/Linux Glassfish Docker Virtualization Physical and Cyber Security