Senior NH&S Design Engineer (Analog & Radiation)

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k)

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Woodland Hills, CA is seeking a Staff Analog & Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) Design Engineer. You will combine deep analog design expertise with leadership in nuclear hardness, radiation effects, and survivable electronics.

You will have a challenging opportunity to be part of our enterprise‑wide digital transformation. The successful candidate thrives in a collaborative, transparent, team‑oriented culture with a focus on empowerment, automation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience, Master’s degree with 8 years, or Ph.D. with 6 years of experience.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active US Government Secret Clearance is required.
• Experience with analog circuit design, modelling, and simulation.
• Experience with schematic capture and layout in Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, and/or Altium Designer.
• Experience with circuit and sub‑system test and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work onsite full‑time in Woodland Hills, CA.
• Experience with MIL‑STD‑750, MIL‑STD‑464, MIL‑STD‑883 testing or similar qualification/verification testing of EEE parts, circuit card assemblies, or subsystems.
• Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and associated testing (e.g., TID, NDD, dose‑rate, SEE, EMP/EMI/EMC) and their impact on electronics and software‑controlled systems.
• Proficiency with scripting or high‑level programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for data analysis, modeling, or automation, and experience modeling semiconductor radiation effects using tools such as PSpice or similar.

Responsibilities

• Perform analog circuit design and analysis to support development of survivable electronic systems.
• Execute system‑level requirements analysis and develop subsystem‑level requirements, conceptual design, preliminary design, and detailed design through design verification and characterization.
• Perform circuit modeling, simulation, and analysis as well as signal and power integrity analyses on PCB designs.
• Conduct schematic capture and support PCB layout using tools such as Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, and/or Altium Designer.
• Support circuit and subsystem test and troubleshooting in the lab, including design verification and characterization of analog and mixed‑signal hardware.
• Define and assess nuclear hardness and survivability (NH&S) environments and requirements, and decompose/flow those requirements into firmware, hardware, and hardware/software interface designs.
• Lead and participate in design reviews for survivable systems, driving closure of actions and ensuring robust verification and validation approaches for NH&S requirements.
• Plan NH&S and EEE parts qualification testing per MIL‑STD‑750, MIL‑STD‑883, MIL‑STD‑464 or similar.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Schematic capture

Python/MATLAB scripting

Radiation effects knowledge

On-site work in Woodland Hills

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 years experience

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

Mentor Xpedition

Cadence

Altium Designer

PSpice

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Woodland Hills, CA is seeking a Staff Analog & Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) Design Engineer. You will combine deep analog design expertise with leadership in nuclear hardness, radiation effects, and survivable electronics.

You will have a challenging opportunity to be part of our enterprise‑wide digital transformation. The successful candidate thrives in a collaborative, transparent, team‑oriented culture with a focus on empowerment, automation, and