Senior NH&S Design Engineer Nuclear Hardness Survivability

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in California seeks a Staff/Principal Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) Design Engineer in Woodland Hills. You will blend deep analog design expertise with leadership in NH&S, radiation effects, and survivable electronics to deliver secure, robust systems.

You will drive design verification, participate in design reviews, and coordinate qualification testing per MIL‑STD across firmware, hardware and interfaces. Onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active US Government Secret Clearance is required.
• Experience in analog circuit design, modeling, and simulation.
• Experience with schematic capture and layout in Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, and/or Altium Designer.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA.
• Experience with MIL-STD-750, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-883 or similar testing.
• Familiarity with nuclear weapons effects and testing impacts on electronics.

Responsibilities

• Perform analog circuit design to support survivable electronic systems.
• Define NH&S environments and decompose requirements into hardware/software interfaces.
• Lead and participate in design reviews for survivable systems.
• Coordinate NH&S and EEE parts qualification testing per MIL-STD standards.
• Utilize Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices to improve delivery.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Circuit modeling & simulation

Schematic capture

Mentor Xpedition

Cadence

Altium Designer

NH&S / nuclear hardness

MIL-STD testing

Python / MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Master’s degree in STEM or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Mentor Xpedition

Cadence

Altium Designer

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in California seeks a Staff/Principal Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) Design Engineer in Woodland Hills. You will blend deep analog design expertise with leadership in NH&S, radiation effects, and survivable electronics to deliver secure, robust systems.

You will drive design verification, participate in design reviews, and coordinate qualification testing per MIL‑STD across firmware, hardware and interfaces. Onsite work is required.