Principal Hardware Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Aurora, Colorado, United States
Base: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00; bonus/equity: dis...
Hardware design and integration processes
Top secret clearance with sci eligibility
Power, rf, and fiber optics signal knowledge
Northrop Grumman employees work on revolutionary systems impacting lives worldwide and have a pioneering spirit to invent the future

Job Summary

  • Northrop Grumman employees work on revolutionary systems impacting lives worldwide and have a pioneering spirit to invent the future.
  • This role involves participating in test planning, environment development, hardware/software verification, and supporting field hardware deployment.
  • Employees may receive base salary, discretionary bonuses, overtime, shift differentials, and a variety of benefits including health insurance and paid time off.

Matching Summary

Northrop Grumman employees work on revolutionary systems impacting lives worldwide and have a pioneering spirit to invent the future.

Salary

Base: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00; Bonus/Equity: Discretionary bonus and potential long term incentives; Benefits: Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays and PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Hardware design and integration processes
  • Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Power, RF, and fiber optics signal knowledge
  • Test planning and verification processes
  • Troubleshooting and hardware modifications
  • Technical documentation and reporting
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs and work at heights

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Python unittest and pytest
  • Familiarity with Jenkins and Gitlab
  • RF and electrical testing tools experience
  • Linux/RHEL bash scripting and CICD pipelines
  • Complex system architectures knowledge
  • Fast-paced field support operations experience
  • Collaborative hardware and software integration

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years experience or Master's with 3+ years
  • Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Experience understanding requirement impacts on hardware design
  • Ability to work in austere weather conditions
  • Can work from elevated positions above 8 feet

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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