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Engineer Electrical Level 2 - Power Subsystems - Dulles

Northrop Grumman

McLean, VAFull-time$92–138K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$92–138K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman seeks an Electrical Engineer Level 2 for its spacecraft Electrical Power Subsystem team in Dulles, Virginia. The role supports the architecture, manufacturing, testing, and mission operations of spacecraft power systems, including power generation, storage, and distribution. The position is 100% onsite, follows a 9/80 schedule, and requires an active SCI clearance at application and final clearance and program access.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical EngineeringVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsSelf-StartingSpacecraft Power SubsystemsSystems EngineeringSpaceflight Electronics Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's+2 or Master's+0 YearsActive TS/SCI Clearance2 Years Professional Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As an Electrical Engineer – Level 2 located in Dulles, VA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

The Electrical Power Subsystem team for Northrop Grumman Space System's Defense and National Security operations team is looking to fill a starting engineering position. This role would be responsible for assisting with architecting, manufacturing, testing, and mission control operation of power generation, storage, and distribution systems for spacecraft. The ideal candidate for this position would have some previous experience or rudimentary knowledge of Li-ion batteries, Solar Arrays, the fundamentals of power regulation and conditioning circuitry, electrical testing, and manufacturing processes. Leadership skills, customer service experience, budget management, and a strong self-initiated work ethic are strongly preferred qualities.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off but does require some night/weekend shift work and periodic domestic and international travel.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Responsible for technical, cost and schedule performance of the space vehicle electrical power subsystem

  • Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs

  • Prepares and presents analysis material for design reviews & major customer meetings

  • Analyze and architect spacecraft power avionics, batteries, and solar arrays by utilizing standard engineering and scientific principles

  • Provide subcontractor technical and project management oversight to ensure delivery needs of the spacecraft

  • Perform technical trades

  • Supports development and testing in Integration & Test

  • Supports mission operations for post launch activities

  • Perform voltage drop analysis, energy balance analysis, fuse sizing & transient analysis, equipment degradation analysis

  • Subsystem requirements generation, decomposition, and overall management

  • Analyze on-ground failures and in-orbit anomalies. Earned value reporting for cost account

  • Other duties as assigned

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications for Level 2:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.

  • Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application

  • Solid background and understanding of electrical engineering

  • Possess strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills

  • Broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciples

  • Self starter in order to drive and see items through to closure within desired need dates

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Basic working knowledge of spacecraft power subsystems

  • Basic understanding of system engineering principles

  • Familiarity with spaceflight electronics development

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Engineering

How this job compares

Set against the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$92–138K/yr
  • Virginia median$103–160K/yr284 salary ranges
  • US median$108–170K/yr6,641 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $115K, is 12% below the Virginia median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 365 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Virginia and 10,319 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,610 postings).
Education
6,872 of the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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