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Electronics Engineer/ Principal Electronics Engineer – Supplier Management Team

Northrop Grumman

El Segundo, CAFull-time$92–171K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$92–171K/yr
Location
El Segundo, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Electronics Engineer or Principal Electronics Engineer for its Supplier Management Team, supporting the Communications and Payloads Technical Team. The role serves as the primary supplier interface for associated subsystems and coordinates cross-functional teams through supplier planning, development, production, testing, delivery, and sustainment. The position is full-time and on-site in Palmdale, El Segundo, or San Diego, California, with travel up to 25%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Supplier ManagementSupplier Performance ManagementGovernment Contract Supplier ManagementEarned Value ManagementT&M ContractsCPFF ContractsFFP ContractsSSOW GenerationRequirements DevelopmentContract NegotiationsProposal EvaluationProduct Lifecycle ManagementGovernment AcquisitionRepair ManagementDMSMS EvaluationsMRP RequirementsAerospace Electronic SystemsCommunications SystemsPayloads

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM + 2 Yrs or Master's in STEMBachelor's in STEM + 5 Yrs, Master's + 3 Yrs, or PhD + 1 YrActive US Government Top Secret ClearanceObtain US Government SCI ClearanceObtain SAP ClearanceCurrent SAP ClearanceActive DoD Top Secret SCI ClearanceCAM Experience or Certification

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Electronics Engineer/ Principal Electronics Engineer – Supplier Management Team to join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Team . This role is located onsite in Palmdale, El Segundo, or San Diego, CA.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position . Travel up to 25% may be required.

The Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead supports the Communications and Payloads Technical Team and is the team’s and Global Supply Chain’s (GSC’s) primary interface to the supplier for the associated subsystem(s). The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative/team setting across all levels of the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

  • Coordinating the efforts of the SMT, including engineers, the subcontracts administrator, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, the cost account manager, the scheduler, and the material planner.

  • Coordinating and managing the execution of all phases of supplier performance, including planning, proposals, new capability development, production, testing, deliveries, and sustainment.

  • Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents).

  • Reporting supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience

  • Previous Supplier Management Experience

  • 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

  • Previous Supplier Management Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

  • Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

  • Prior CAM Experience and/or CAM Certified

  • Experience with the following:

  • Managing suppliers as part of a government/DOD contract

  • Earned Value Management (EVM)

  • T&M, CPFF, FFP contract types

  • Supplier statement of work (SSOW) generation

  • Requirements development/flow down

  • Contract negotiations

  • Technical evaluations of proposals

  • Product lifecycles and government acquisition process related to selling, development, LRIP/production, sustainment

  • Repair management, DMSMS evaluations, MRP requirements

  • Previous experience working with aerospace electronic systems, Comms systems, and/or payloads.

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

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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 530 open Supplier Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$92–171K/yr
  • California median$135–200K/yr60 salary ranges
  • US median$102–166K/yr393 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is 21% below the California median midpoint ($166K) — in the lowest quarter of Supplier Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 68 open Supplier Management jobs in California and 530 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Supplier Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 437 postings).
Education
165 of the 530 open Supplier Management jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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