Staff Engineer, Electronics

Northrop Grumman

Staff Electronics Engineer designing mission systems technical baselines for Northrop Grumman's Research and Advanced Development Team. Leading trade studies, technical analysis, and mentoring junior engineers with a focus on project success.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeEl Segundo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $177,000 - $265,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for designing mission systems technical baselines (subsystems, components, software) to meet platform requirements
Lead trade studies, technical analysis, modeling & simulation, risk/opportunity management, and support strategic objectives
Decompose system-level requirements, track/report metrics, and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, peers, and leadership
Advise programs as subject matter expert, mentor junior engineers, conduct independent reviews of milestones and technical work products
Support technical business development (proposals, white papers)
Oversee technical activities within Mission Systems IPT, ensuring sound engineering processes
Engage customers/end users to translate requirements into deployable products
Perform subsystem trades, analysis of alternatives, modeling, and simulation for mission effects, data, or capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s in STEM + 12 years related engineering experience OR Master’s in STEM + 10 years related experience OR PhD in STEM + 7 years related experience
Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (background investigation within past 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program (SAP) and DoD Top Secret clearances
Significant experience in at least two of the following: Technical leadership on DoD development projects, System architecture concepts/solutions, Performance modeling & simulation, Designing systems with COTS/GOTS components for DoD interoperability, RF or EO/IR systems for sensing, EW, or communications, Non-kinetic effects (cyber operations), DoD cyber requirements, RMF, and solutions, Identifying/managing system capabilities, producing architecture artifacts, Preparing/reviewing architecture designs and presenting at DoD customer reviews

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Retirement and Savings Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

system architectureperformance modelingsimulationtechnical analysisrisk managementrequirements decompositionCOTS componentsGOTS componentsnon-kinetic effectscyber operations

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcustomer engagementrelationship managementcommunicationstrategic thinkingindependent reviewteam collaborationproblem-solvingproposal writing

Certifications

Bachelor’s in STEMMaster’s in STEMPhD in STEMDoD Secret clearanceDoD Top Secret clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) clearance