Principal or Sr Principal Engineer Electrical (Circuit Design Engineer)
Northrop Grumman · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- San Diego, California, United States
- Senior
- $104K–$155K per year
- 5+ years
Compensation
Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00 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.
Responsibilities
- Own the full product lifecycle for circuits development for the program enterprise
- Perform detailed electrical circuit design
- Perform circuit level analysis
- Capture schematics
- Build component libraries
Requirements
- Bachelor's in a STEM discipline
- Master's in STEM
- PhD in STEM
- Nice to have: Active Secret US Government Clearance
- Nice to have: Degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on mixed circuit design