Principal Hardware Engineer/sr. Principal Hardware Engineer

Computer Systems Hardware Engineer (Principal OR Sr. Principal)

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Computer Systems Hardware Engineer (Principal OR Sr. Principal) to join the Compute Integrated Product Team (IPT) of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 2 program (DS2). As a Computer Systems Hardware Engineer you will be a key member of the team responsible for designing and standing up of several high-performance computer environments required for DS2. This role will be reporting to the DS2 Compute IPT lead and work collaboratively with other functional disciplines to design, document and implement a computer system architecture baseline that will meet operational requirements for the system. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge in the integration of computer system hardware components and infrastructure design (i.e., Rack Elevations, Engineering Drawings, Electrical Power, Heating & Cooling). Collaboration across a multi disciplined IPT to design, document, procure, integrate and test several high-performance computer environments is paramount.

This role can be filled at either Principal OR Sr. Principal level.

Job Duties Include:

• Collaboratively define and document the computer system and support infrastructure design
• Develop engineering drawings and associated bill of materials
• Manage and control the HW engineering baseline (Change requests, redlines, document as built)
• Determine HW component system specifications
• Determine Infrastructure requirements (Power, Heating and Cooling)
• Develop integration plans and schedules
• Support procurement activities and collaborate with global supply chain
• Integrate and check out HW component
• Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies
• Develop and recommend corrective actions

Basic Qualifications

• Principal : 5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 1 years with the PHD
• Sr. Principal : 8 years with a Bachelors in Science, 6 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 4 years with the PHD
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at time of application
• Experience with requirements decomposition and derivation down to hardware subsystem level and hardware component level specifications
• Familiar with engineering drawings and baseline management processes
• Experienced with procurement process
• Experience with cable management and various cable types typical for IT environments (Ethernet, Power, Fiber)
• Ability to optimize HW component placement within environments considering airflow, cable management, tip hazards, and density
• Familiar with integrating a broad set of commercial hardware system components (i.e., servers, switches, routers, network-attached (storage))
• Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically
• Ability to travel internationally for up to 3 consecutive months during the deployment phase of the program

Preferred Qualifications

• Teamcenter or similar Product Lifecycle Management System experience
• Ability to perform heating and cooling analysis associated with large IT environments
• Ability to calculate total power demands and loads on power distribution circuits
• Familiar with the use of RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers
• Experience with within Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as CAMEO