Principal Electrical Engineer — Circuit Design Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer in San Diego, CA to lead circuit design across the full lifecycle. You’ll perform detailed circuit analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, and prototype hardware build, supporting qualification and production.

The role requires a STEM degree and multi-year experience with OrCAD/Altium/Mentor, plus ability to obtain a US Secret clearance. Join a team delivering advanced aerospace systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in STEM with 5+ years of engineering experience, OR Master's in STEM with 3 years of experience, OR a PhD in STEM with 1 year of experience
• For Sr Principal: Bachelor's in STEM with 8 years of engineering experience, OR Master's with 6 years, OR PhD with 4 years
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance or Special Program Access
• Experience with circuit simulation tools (OrCAD, PSpice, LTSpice)
• Experience with schematic capture and board layout using Xpedition, Altium Designer or Mentor Graphics

Responsibilities

• Own the full product lifecycle for circuits development
• Perform circuit design, circuit-level analysis, schematic capture, build component libraries, layout PCBs, build/test prototype hardware
• Design automated test equipment and test scripts, support qualification
• Prepare documentation for design and support hardware production manufacturing

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Circuit analysis

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

OrCAD

PSpice

LTspice

Xpedition

Altium Designer

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer in San Diego, CA to lead circuit design across the full lifecycle. You’ll perform detailed circuit analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, and prototype hardware build, supporting qualification and production.

The role requires a STEM degree and multi-year experience with OrCAD/Altium/Mentor, plus ability to obtain a US Secret clearance. Join a team delivering advanced aerospace systems.