Northrop Grumman · 9 hours ago
Sr Principal Electromagnetic Effects and Nuclear Hardness Engineer - R10222293
Palmdale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$116K/yr - $213K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Senior Principal Electromagnetic Environmental Engineer. The role involves ensuring compliance to electromagnetic environmental effects and nuclear hardness requirements for aircraft systems, acting as a technical liaison, and performing various testing and analysis tasks.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Nuclear radiation – develop hardening approaches, test plans, test conduct, and analyses showing compliance of avionics to:
Neutron fluence/displacement damage (DD)
Total Ionizing Dose (TID)
Single Event Effects (SEE)/ Ionizing Dose Rate Upset/Latch-up/Burnout
SEE circumvention
Electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
Nuclear Blast / nuclear thermal effects
Lightning protection
Tribo-electric charging (Precipitation-static (P-static), electrostatic discharge (ESD))
Electromagnetic interference/compatibility (EMI/C, EMI, EMC)
TEMPEST
Radio Frequency (RF) cosite
Application Of High-level Requirements Documents To Systems And Subsystems
MIL-STD-461
MIL-STD-464
DO-160
MIL-STD-883
Perform testing, data analysis, and reporting for in-house test activities
Develop test software/hardware
Develop and maintain test specifications, procedures and schedules
Witness subcontractor testing and ensure compliance to E3 & Nuclear Hardness requirements
Lead the evaluation of design drawings to verify and correct system design to E3 & Nuclear Hardness standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of relevant experience OR; 6 years of experience with a Master's Degree OR; 3 years of experience with PhD in STEM discipline
Understanding of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects or Nuclear Hardness impacts in hardware and assemblies within aircraft
Active DoD Secret clearance
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Preferred
Active in-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (with a focus on RF, microwave, integrated circuits, photonics, or communication systems) or Bachelor's Degree in Physics
Experience as an Electromagnetic Environmental Effects engineer (E3 engineer) is a plus
Experience as a radiation effects engineer is a plus
Previous experience applying MIL-STD-461/ MIL-STD-464 requirements allocation, test procedure development, test execution, or test reporting for components or systems
Proficiency in LabView and/or MATLAB
Experience in any of the following: RF modeling tools such as FEKO, co-site analysis, low level EMP testing, shielding effectiveness testing, EMC Safety-of-flight testing, or nuclear radiation effects testing is a plus
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge.
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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
Recent News
2026-02-06
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