Sonar/Transducer Systems Engineer - Principal

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Our Undersea Systems Engineering team is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and that are interested in expanding their horizons. Our organization needs someone with a background in SONAR arrays, sensors, communication arrays, transducers (or Radar) and is willing to take that knowledge and apply it to developing and maintaining our SONAR production jobs. Experience with underwater/naval systems such as Torpedo's, Towed Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV), Submarines, etc. is encouraged. This individual will be responsible for ensuring the sonar arrays designs are ready for manufacture/production, for engineering follow of the array's through production addressing any issues that arise within cost and schedule constraints, and for factory acceptance level testing (FAT), both bench-level and within an Acoustic Test Facility. Once through FAT, this individual may be asked to travel to participate in field testing. Familiarity with sonar/ sensor data analysis and interpretation of data against requirements is encouraged.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline with 5 Years of experience; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
• Background in Sonar arrays, sensors, communication arrays, transducers or radar
• Must be eligible to obtain/hold a U.S. Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Design, Manufacture, and Test of Sonar Transducer Systems.
• Familiarity with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc)
• Previous design or testing experience with Comms/Sonar/Radar receivers
• Familiarity with Labview and/or MATLAB programming and troubleshooting
• An interest in seeing production transducers through manufacturing and test, locally, with the possibility of travel to field - sites for final sell-off testing.

Salary Range: $96,600.00 - $145,000.00

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to basepay. 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/orpersonal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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