Principal Electrical Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector in Gilbert, AZ is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team.

You will lead the research, requirements analysis, architecture, design, test and verification of C&DH products for spaceflight applications, collaborating with multiple stakeholders and delivering hardware that meets stringent standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 5 years of experience, or Master's with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year.
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuits for spaceflight.
• Experience with schematic capture and CCA layout.
• Experience with circuit analysis methods and radiation effects.
• Experience developing detailed test plans for avionics hardware.
• Led design, development and testing of breadboards, engineering models, and flight units.
• Experience in design reviews and hardware troubleshooting for spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Research, requirements analysis, architecture, design, test and verification of C&DH products.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to determine electrical interfaces and operating characteristics.
• Develop bench-level verification procedures and test limits for hardware.
• Plan, execute and monitor hardware testing with minimal oversight.
• Prepare materials for program reviews and generate technical documents.

Skills

Digital and analog circuit design

Schematic capture

Circuit card layout

Circuit analysis (WCA, PSA, FMEA, SI)

Test planning and procedures

Breadboard/engineering model/flight-UI

Hardware troubleshooting

Design reviews leadership

Spaceflight hardware experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture software

Circuit card layout tools

Test equipment

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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's Space Systems Sector (NGSS) has openings for a Principal Engineer - Level 3 to join our team in Gilbert, AZ.

As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the research, requirements analysis, architecture, design, test and verification of our Command and Data Handling (C&DH) products. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• General use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
• Understanding NGSS hardware design and test engineering practices and principles
• Interaction with various stakeholders to determine electrical interfaces and operating characteristics
• Understanding electrical circuits and FW/SW implementations for spaceflight hardware designs
• Work individually or as part of a team to develop bench-level verification procedures, specifications and test limits to verify breadboard, engineering model and flight unit hardware functionality
• Execute, support and monitor hardware testing/troubleshooting efforts with minimal oversight
• Provide technical solutions to a variety of engineering issues of increasing scope and complexity
• Possess technical insight and experience to assess hardware configurations and test results
• Coordinate with engineering/operational leads, test conductors/technicians and I&T personnel in support of the delivery of board and box-level assemblies, which includes integration and test activities
• Participate in, and prepare materials for, program review boards (ERBs, FRBs, TRRs, PDRs, CDRs)
• Generate performance specifications, technical documents and review packages for flight hardware
• Decomposition of system level requirements and related performance criteria down to the avionics box, circuit card and FPGA levels
• Provide inputs for technical, cost and schedule performance assessments
• Effectively operate within a diverse multi-discipline engineering team
• Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches/findings

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 5 years of professional experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience, or a PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Solid background and understanding of digital and analog circuit design for spaceflight applications
• Direct related experience with schematic capture and circuit card (CCA) layout practices
• Direct related experience with circuit analysis (i.e., worst case (WCA), part stress (PSA), failure modes & effects (FMEA), signal integrity (SI), timing and radiation)
• Experience developing detailed test plans and procedures to evaluate avionics hardware
• Experience leading the design, development, and testing of breadboards, engineering models, and flight units through manufacturing and verification
• Experience participating in and/or leading detailed design reviews
• Experience in hardware troubleshooting and anomaly investigations for spaceflight applications
• Lab experience that includes testing and working with test equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Direct related experience in the development, integration and testing of the hardwa