Senior Principal Engineer – Subsystems Electrical Design

Northrop Grumman

. Develop electrical wiring designs of a functional system including selection of aircraft-type conductors and electro-mechanical components .

Posted 5/8/2026full-timePalmdale • California, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $116,300 - $213,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop electrical wiring designs of a functional system including selection of aircraft-type conductors and electro-mechanical components
Support design requirements for electrical power generation, conversion and distribution systems
Responsible for system/component design and development including trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification
Participate on a subcontractor management team as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with a minimum of 8 years of experience in Aerospace structural design or an MS degree in STEM with 6 years of experience or PhD in STEM and 4 years of experience
Experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S Government secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrical wiring designelectro-mechanical componentspower generation systemspower conversion systemspower distribution systemssystem/component designtrade studiessystem testsystem verification

Soft Skills

technical point of contactcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

U.S Government secret clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) clearance