Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Technical Program Manager

Northrop Grumman

Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer managing project teams and engineering change proposals at Northrop Grumman.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timePalmdale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,200 - $213,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Validate use and business case for engineering change proposals
Work with technical responsible engineers to develop change proposals
Lead project teams across a variety of disciplines and geographic locations from project inception through project completion
Develop project plans addressing cost, schedule and technical objectives
Manage cost, schedule and technical performance of engineering projects

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline, 6 years of related engineering experience.
Prior EVMS or CAM Experience
Experience with Project Planning using MS Project
Experience with Communications or Payloads Subsystems
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.

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

engineering change proposalsproject planningcost managementschedule managementtechnical performance managementEVMSCAMCommunications SubsystemsPayloads Subsystems

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementcommunicationorganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in STEMMaster’s Degree in STEMUS Government Top-Secret ClearanceUS Government SCI clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) clearance