Electrical Circuit Design Engineer - Space Avionics

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 128,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Circuit Design Engineer – Level 4 in Dulles, VA for on-site work with a 9/80 schedule. You will design spacecraft circuits, select radiation-tolerant parts, and collaborate with software to define interfaces, leading design reviews and providing technical oversight to junior engineers.

The role emphasizes detailed circuit analyses, documentation, and support from breadboards to flight units, in a multi-disciplinary space program environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of experience or Master’s with 6 years or PhD with 4 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance.
• Experience in avionics design for space applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design electronic circuits for spacecraft with digital, mixed-signal and analog functionality.
• Select radiation-tolerant components and lead design reviews.
• Perform circuit analysis including WCA, PSA, FMEA, SI and Timing.
• Develop documentation and performance specifications for flight boards.
• Support breadboard, engineering models and flight unit qualification.

Skills

Circuit design

Radiation-tolerant parts

Digital design

FPGA integration

Space avionics

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field

Master’s degree in STEM field

Tools

Schematic Capture

PCB Layout

Spice Simulation

DOORS

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Circuit Design Engineer – Level 4 in Dulles, VA for on-site work with a 9/80 schedule. You will design spacecraft circuits, select radiation-tolerant parts, and collaborate with software to define interfaces, leading design reviews and providing technical oversight to junior engineers.

The role emphasizes detailed circuit analyses, documentation, and support from breadboards to flight units, in a multi-disciplinary space program environment.