RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 Defense Systems has an opening for a Principal/Sr Principal Electrical Circuit Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The individual in this role will serve as a Responsible Design Engineer (RDE) for electronic hardware components on the Aerospace Vehicle. The scope spans requirements derivation, design, development, analysis, verification, and production of hardware, plus laboratory testing and flight test support. This position reports to the Custom Electronics (CE) Lead within the Command & Launch team. 

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get to Do:

The engineer will perform technical analysis and design tasks, including developing and analyzing Analog, RF, Digital, and System hardware; analyzing system test data to ensure that chassis, circuit card assembly (CCA), and component selections meet design requirements; developing and reviewing printed wiring board (PWB) and CCA designs in Siemens Xpedition.

The engineer will also support and conduct developmental testing (breadboard and concept verification) and will support production testing and production builds.  

Additional responsibilities include supporting EMI testing and mitigation and EMC compliance reporting; attending Engineering Review Board and/or Change Control Board meetings, and supporting document and hardware review and approval; providing hardware support to software development, creating test procedure documentation and training packages, selecting and testing replacement components due to diminishing manufacturing sources (DMS), and supporting field questions and testing; supporting production testing of deliverable hardware, and collaboratively working on multidisciplinary engineering team(s).

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

401k  

Educational Assistance  

Life Insurance  

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   

Paid Time Off   

Health & Wellness Resources   

Employee Discounts  

  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Electrical Circuit Design Engineer: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of experience; or PhD with 1 year of experience

Sr Principal Electrical Circuit Design Engineer: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience

Basic Qualifications Required for Both Levels:

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

5 + years of electrical engineering experience in design, development, and test of mixed signal circuits

Experience utilizing Siemens Xpedition, Altium Designer, or a similar development suite for Schematic Capture, CCA Layout, and/or DRC.

Experience with electronic bench-top testing

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working and communicating effectively with a multi-disciplinary team

An active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope

Experience with Siemens Hyperlynx SI and Power Analysis

Experience in model-based systems engineering (MBSE)

Experience with Spice, MathCAD, MATLAB, or other simulation tool suites

Experience designing, developing, and testing high speed digital circuits

Experience with EMI and EMC compliance and reporting

Ability to work with little direct supervision, self-motivated, and self-starting

Experience maintaining and reporting status of program activities

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00Salary Range 2: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.