Sr. Principal Payloads Electronics Engineer
Quick Summary
Bachelor of Science in STEM related Degree and 8 or more years of related experience; or Masters with 6 or more years of experience; or PhD and 4 or more years of experience.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Payloads Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals as a Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead. This position will be located in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA. or Palmdale, CA.
The Supplier Management Team (SMT) reports to the Payloads IPT Lead and is the IPT’s and Global Supply Chain’s (GSC’s) primary interface to the supplier for the associated subsystem(s).
Coordinating the efforts of the SMT, including engineers, the subcontracts administrator, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, cost account manager, scheduler, and material planner.
Coordinating and managing the execution of all phases of supplier performance including planning, proposals, new capability development, production, testing, deliveries, and sustainment.
Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents).
Reporting supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management.
The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative/team setting across all levels of the organization.
Requirements
~3 min readT04: Bachelor of Science in STEM related Degree and 8 or more years of related experience; or Masters with 6 or more years of experience; or PhD and 4 or more years of experience.
Must have Supplier Management Experience.
Familiarity with product lifecycles and government acquisition process related to selling, development, LRIP/production, sustainment.
Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, IWO partners, and customers.
Familiarity with Project Management principles and Control Account Management techniques
Must have an active US Government Top-Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Degree in Electronics Engineering
Experience with electro-optical, sensors and/or communications systems, including development, test, production, integration and/or operations.
Program Management experience / completion of Project Management Professional course.
CAM/EV training.
Experience with Managing suppliers as part of a government/DoD contract.
Experience with T&M, CPFF, FFP contract types.
Experience with Supplier statement of work (SSOW) generation.
Experience with Requirements development/flow down.
Experience with Contract negotiations.
Experience with Technical evaluations of proposals.
Repair management, DMSMS evaluations, MRP requirements.
Location & Eligibility
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- October 8, 2026
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- October 8, 2026
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