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2027 Associate Engineer Electrical / Engineer Electrical

Northrop Grumman

Palmdale, CAJob$76–138K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$76–138K/yr
Location
Palmdale, CA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Northrop Grumman seeks an Associate Engineer Electrical or Engineer Electrical for its Test & Evaluation Engineering directorate. The role designs electrical solutions and supporting hardware for laboratory and aircraft test environments, collaborates with teams and suppliers on requirements and integration, and supports system-level testing and evaluation. The requisition may be filled at either associate or engineer level and is available at several California locations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Engineering, requiredLeadership, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveInterpersonal Communication, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree by August 2027, requiredElectrical Engineering or Similar STEM Degree, requiredSecret Clearance, requiredMaster's Degree or Bachelor's Plus 2 Years Electrical Engineering Experience, required2 Years Electrical Engineering Experience, requiredTop Secret Clearance, nice to haveGPA 3.25+, nice to haveInternship or Co-Op Experience, nice to have

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: 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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Engineer Electrical / Engineer Electrical.

This position will be located in one of the following locations: Palmdale, CA / Edwards AFB, CA / Mojave, CA / Redondo Beach, CA / El Segundo, CA / San Diego, CA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Test & Evaluation Engineering directorate.

Essential Functions:

The selected candidate will perform the following, including, but not limited to:

  • Design and develop electrical solutions and supporting hardware for laboratory and aircraft test environments.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to define requirements, support build and integration activities, and ensure quality, schedule, and cost objectives are met.

  • Plan, execute, and support system-level testing and evaluation, including test preparation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and verification of requirements.

This requisition may be filled at either an Associate Engineer Electrical (T01) or Engineer Electrical (T02).

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Engineer Electrical (T01)

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

  • Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027.

  • Be majoring in or having majored in Electrical Engineering or similar STEM degree.

  • Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.

Basic Qualifications for an Engineer Electrical (T02)

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

  • Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution or is completing their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 2 years of Electrical engineering experience by August 2027.

  • Be majoring in or having majored in Electrical Engineering or similar STEM degree.

  • Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)

  • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher

  • Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Pay Range

  • Associate Engineer Electrical (T01): $76,200.00 - $114,400.00

  • Engineer Electrical (T02): $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Primary Level Salary Range: $76,200.00 - $114,400.00

Secondary 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 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$76–138K/yr
  • California median$130–190K/yr1,106 salary ranges
  • US median$107–168K/yr6,769 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $107K, is 33% below the California median midpoint ($160K) — in the lowest quarter of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,353 open Electrical Engineer jobs in California and 10,352 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,623 postings).
Education
6,634 of the 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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