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.

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems has an opening for an Sr Principal Engineer Reliability/ Principal Engineer Reliability to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

This position will be in Rolling Meadows, IL.

The Engineer will get to support multiple product lines in the Navigation, Targeting, and Survivability division. Candidate will be responsible for establishing, monitoring, and verifying subsystem R&M performance requirements and ensuring that R&M program requirements are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Perform reliability predictions in accordance with industry standards.
• Perform reliability and maintainability analysis such as Failure, Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
• Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations in accordance with Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) processes.

Competencies for Success:

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage time and multi-task.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Ability to drive projects and processes.

This position can be filled the Senior Principal Engineer or Principal Engineer level:

Basic Qualifications Senior Principal Engineer Reliability:

• 9 Years of engineering experience with Bachelor’s in Science from an accredited college/university; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
• Must have experience in a Systems Engineering Discipline.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications Senior Principal Engineer Reliability:

• 5 years experience in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering discipline.
• Understanding of electrical components, modes of operation, and failure modes.
• Experience in Aerospace and Defense industry.

Basic Qualifications Principal Engineer Reliability:

• 5 Years of engineering experience with Bachelor’s in Science from an accredited college/university; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
• Must have experience in a Systems Engineering Discipline.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications Principal Engineer Reliability:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, or related Engineering.
• 3 years experience in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering discipline.
• Experience in Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Understanding of electrical components, modes of operation, and failure modes.

Salary Range: $90,600 USD - $136,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $112,300 USD - $168,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.