Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 3 - Avionics Design Group

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

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
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 Space Systems is currently seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 3 - Avionics Design Group within Launch Vehicles business unit at the Chandler, AZ facility.

As a member of the circuit design team, you’ll be responsible for circuit design and development for programs. You will perform detailed board-level digital and mixed signal circuit design, circuit analysis and simulation to verify as-designed circuit response meets requirement criteria. You will select component parts for the design to meet stringent environments, including radiation effects. You will evaluate completed design with more senior engineers and other technical groups and make modifications necessary to achieve a design that satisfies requirements. Write design and test documentation including analyses, specifications, user manuals, test procedures, etc. You will support the qualification testing phase by developing test procedures and reports. You may also oversee, with senior engineer oversight, component supplier design, analysis, manufacture, and test.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors with 5 years’ digital / mixed signal design experience or Masters with 3 years’ experience.
• Must be capable of understanding and adhering to department design standards.
• Ability to work in an Agile project format, team-based environment, including Jira and Git environments.
• Experience with Schematic capture and board layout
• Familiarity with microprocessor and/or FPGA circuit design.
• Proficiency with circuit simulation including PSpice or LTSpice.
• Experienced in hardware troubleshooting / software debugging. Physical testing experience including lab measurement (oscilloscope, signal/function generator, logic analyzer, etc).
• Experience generating design documents, specifications, user's manuals, test plans and procedures.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Active Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Cadence, Matlab, VHDL, Python.
• Familiarity with circuit design for military/space environments.
• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance is preferred.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.