Northrop Grumman · 7 hours ago
Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Aerospace - R10220402
Lake Charles, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $184K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in defense and aerospace, seeking a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to join their team in Lake Charles, LA. The role involves providing support for Special Mission Aircraft through design, analysis, modification, and integration of electrical systems, while ensuring compliance with military and aerospace standards.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer should have knowledge of and experience with circuit design/analysis and power electronics design to military, space, or aerospace standards commonly used in the defense and aerospace realm
The candidate should be familiar with aircraft maintenance and modification operations
Provide liaison support and develop detailed electrical analyses in support of troubleshooting, drawing release, aircraft repairs or modification integration. These analyses will be in support of Material Review Board (MRB), and fleet management activities
Knowledge of Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), large transport aircraft electrical design criteria, and nonstandard repairs
Provide technical guidance to liaison engineers in the design and substantiation of aircraft electrical modification integration and/or repairs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree with 8 years related experience; Master's in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree with 6 years related experience; PhD in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree with 4 years related experience
Analog and Digital Circuit Design and Analysis ability and experience
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits (e.g. analog or high-voltage circuitry)
Experience with substantiation of aircraft electrical repairs
Experience in aircraft electrical and avionics systems and repairs
Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain a DOD secret security clearance
Preferred
10 or more years of work experience with DOD related products
Experience with military and civil airworthiness regulations (MIL-HBK-516 and FAA 14 CFR Part 25)
Demonstrated experience modeling and performing analysis of integrated systems encompassing electronics, power electronics, control systems, sensors, and mechanical systems
Electrical integration and troubleshooting experience on Naval Aviation programs
Experience on the E-6 or other 707 derivative aircraft
Experience with MRO Engineering Operations
Experience with Material Review Board operations
Experience with aircraft weight and balance
FAA Designated Engineering Representative or NAVDER designation
Demonstrated ability in production issue resolution
Current DOD secret security clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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