Electrical Engineer - Level 3

About Northrop Grumman

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. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history; they're making history.

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Huntsville, AL.

As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team's design efforts within an Agile environment. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining electrical drawings for multiple Ground Systems (GS) IPT hardware systems and their interfaces with facilities. Working under the direction of program leadership, you will perform analyses in accordance with industry and military standards, develop rack and system-level drawings, and manage the PLM system. Your role involves evaluating hardware design efforts, scheduling and planning tasks, leading small teams, and writing reports to support milestone reviews. You will be expected to actively participate in team meetings and internal/external demos, documenting progress on team dashboards while mentoring and cross-training junior engineers to ensure customer requirements are met.

The selected candidate will thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels. This position requires a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance and the ability to support an in-office/closed-area work environment full-time. Travel of up to 10% is required.

Hiring Process

The application period for this job is estimated to be 20 days from the posting date, though this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Candidates must possess a current active Secret security clearance at the time of application to be considered.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.