Sr. Principal BLOS Communications Electronics Engineer
United States-Florida-Melbourne$123k–$184kPosted Jul 23, 2026
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
## Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
At Northrop Grumman we develop cutting-edge technology that preserves freedom and advances human discovery. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of technological advancement in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We continue to innovate with developments from launching the first commercial flight to space, to discovering the early beginnings of the universe. Our employees are not only part of history, but they are also making history.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal BLOS Communications Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL and will be based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. This position has NO Hybrid or Remote work available.
The successful candidate will contribute to the overall development of communications subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements.
The Engineer in this role will be responsible for one or more of the following:
* Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
* Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
* Perform performance and functional analyses
* Conducting detailed trade studies
* Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
* Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
* Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
* Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
* Support technical discussions with the customer and have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
Basic Qualifications:
* Sr. Principal: Bachelor’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
* Experience in supplier/subcontract management; Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
* Designing, integrating, testing, installing, operating BLOS (VLF Rx, HF, VHF, UHF, Ku) communication systems in airborne military applications
* Experience with voice, military and...