Principal Avionics Design Engineer (Level 3) | Relocation

Northrop Grumman; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer (Level 3) to lead circuit design for avionics in Launch Vehicles. You will perform digital/mixed-signal design, component selection for radiation environments, and write comprehensive design and test documentation.

Collaboration with senior engineers is essential in a fast-paced Agile setting, with DoD clearance expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's with 5 years’ digital / mixed signal design experience or Master’s with 3 years’ experience.
• Capable of following department design standards.
• Proficient with Jira and Git in Agile projects.
• Experience with schematic capture and board layout.
• Familiar with microprocessor or FPGA circuit design.
• Proficient with circuit simulation (PSpice or LTSpice).
• Hardware troubleshooting and software debugging.
• Ability to generate design documents and procedures.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop circuits for programs at the board level.
• Perform detailed digital and mixed-signal circuit design and simulation to verify designs meet requirements.
• Select components to meet radiation and environment constraints.
• Write design and test documentation including analyses, specifications, and procedures.
• Support qualification testing with test procedures and reports.
• Oversee supplier design activities under senior engineer oversight.

Skills

Digital design

Mixed signal design

Schematic capture

Board layout

FPGA design

Microprocessor design

Circuit simulation

Hardware debugging

Lab measurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Cadence

Matlab

VHDL

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer (Level 3) to lead circuit design for avionics in Launch Vehicles. You will perform digital/mixed-signal design, component selection for radiation environments, and write comprehensive design and test documentation.

Collaboration with senior engineers is essential in a fast-paced Agile setting, with DoD clearance expected.