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# Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Infrastructure Architect

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $142,200.0 - $213,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Data Centers, VMware ESX Servers, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, SAP (Applications), Service Development Studio, Scripting, Sphinx, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Vba Programming Language, Puppet, Terraform
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=10634ebb4b3ddeb7

## About the Role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Infrastructure Architect to our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA, depending upon the selected candidate's preference. The candidate should have familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct., * Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.

 * Experience developing and deploying highly scalable datacenter systems to support IaaS models
 * Experience designing and developing on-premises and hybrid datacenter systems utilizing technologies such as VMware ESXi/VCF and Microsoft Azure
 * Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Visual Basic, .Net, Java, C, and C#
 * Experience designing and developing multi-tier storage solutions
 * Infrastructure automation experience with tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, etc.
 * Experience with automated documentation tool(s) such as Sphinx or MkDocs
 * Experience with or ability to author and maintain technical installation, configuration, and update documentation
 * Experience with or ability to create end-to-end infrastructure blueprints/roadmaps that meet scalability, reliability, security, and program SOW
 * Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
 * Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs., * Current applicable program access.
 * Experience leading a technical team including estimating, assigning, and tracking work
 * Experience with matrixed organizations and remote/distributed teams
 * Proven track record of building and mentoring high performing engineering teams.
 * Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management, and translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

## Description

* Understand and decompose customer requirements to support Infrastructure as a Service development and delivery across multiple business areas and baselines
 * Monitor external technology development and maturation both in industry and within the company, applying new technologies and principles across programs to build a consistent technical vision for data center systems
 * Participate in development and peer reviews
 * Work with Thread Leads as well as system Responsible Engineers to develop acceptance criteria for engineering design and implementation, ensuring consistency of implementation across multiple business areas and baselines
 * Lead new design and capture efforts across the enterprise to build the foundation for future systems and incorporate opportunities into existing programs
 * Decompose complex issues into high-level executive briefs for program leadership
 * Provide technical leadership to a team of cloud and infrastructure engineers
 * Provide technical leadership, direction, and knowledge transfer to other team members during the implementation of technical solutions


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