Principal or Sr. Principal RF Systems Integration Electronics Engineer

Requisition ID: R10180176
Category: Engineering
* Location: Nashua, New Hampshire, United States of America
* Clearance Type: Secret
* Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
* Shift: 2nd Shift (United States of America)
* Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
* Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
* Positions Available: 1
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. Be part of Northrop Grumman's dynamic Field Engineering team in Buffalo, NY. We have an immediate opportunity available for a Principal or Sr. Principal RF Systems Integration Electronics Engineer. * Candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter who demonstrates the ability to manipulate bench software to diagnose hardware issues, troubleshoot primarily hardware issues and some software in order to provide technical support and resolve system level problems reported by the customer on delivered hardware. This position is in Nashua, NH with additional travel required locally in Manchester, NH. Position may at times require 10% travel per year to other locations outside of NH. There will be up to a month of training in Buffalo, NY.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Installs, operates, maintains, repairs, and modifies equipment.
* Perform a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
* Analyze and evaluates products and related performance. Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problem in minimum time.
* Utilize knowledge, special test equipment (STE), and instrumented data to troubleshoot/repair hardware failures.
* Install, upgrades, and removes products ensuring coordinative engineering field change.
* Maintains effective customer communications and relations.
* May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.
* Maintain effective customer communications, interact independently with customers, and ensure coordinative engineering field changes.
* Will be responsible for generating weekly status reports documenting test events and anomalies warranting further investigation for both customers and internal management
* Will start as first shift, then transition to second shift.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal RF Systems Integration Electronics Engineer:

Bachelors Degree in a STEM related field and a minimum of 5 years related experience, or a Masters Degree in a STEM related field and a minimum of 3 years related experience.
* Ability up to 10% travel domestically if needed.
* Electronic and/or RF experience
* Must have an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance with investigation within 5 years. Minimum of Secret clearance required to start. Must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and Special Program Access for continued employment
* Ability to frequently move and position objects weighing 50 lbs.
* Must be able to work 2nd shift
Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal RF Systems Integration Electronics Engineer:

Bachelors Degree in a STEM related field and a minimum of 8 years related experience, or a Masters Degree in a STEM related field and a minimum of 6 years related experience.
* Ability up to 10% travel domestically if needed.
* Electronic and/or RF experience
* Must have an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance with investigation within 5 years. Minimum of Secret clearance required to start. Must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and Special Program Access for continued employment
* Ability to frequently move and position objects weighing 50 lbs.
* Must be able to work 2nd shift
Preferred Qualifications:

U.S. military electronic school in electronic warfare and/or radar
* Active Top-Secret Clearance.
* Electronic Warfare experience
* Unix/Linux experience in terms of command line use
* High degree of aptitude in hardware troubleshooting
* Test Equipment experience such as oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, Wireshark, and power meter is desired
Salary Range: $110,300 - $165,500
Salary Range 2: $137,400 - $206,000
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 conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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.