Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - 4937-1

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

401k

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer for the Air Vehicle Equipment Integration and Test team in Roy, Utah, supporting the Sentinel program. You will lead electrical harness design, test planning, and lab integration activities with a focus on military standards.

This role requires a STEM degree and 8+ years of experience, U.S. citizenship and DoD Secret clearance; relocation assistance may be available, 9/80 schedule and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Electrical Engineering for senior level role.
• CAD tools experience (NX/CATIA/Capital).
• 3+ years harness design per military/aviation standards.
• Experience with MIL-STD data signals and harness fabrication.
• Experience with PM/leadership on development teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop lab concepts to optimize test resources and schedules.
• Define HW acceptance test requirements and procedures.
• Create electrical drawing trees and interconnect diagrams.
• Translate system requirements into harness specifications.
• Assure routing and segmentation of harnesses.
• Perform voltage drop and capacitance analysis.
• Support Manufacturing, Procurement, Lab Integration and Test Design.
• Lead reviews and sign-off on harness diagrams.
• Mentor engineers in harness design and interconnects.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Lab integration

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Cable/harness design

System requirements

Voltage/current analysis

DoD standards

EMI/RF principles

Test and measurement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

NX CAD

CATIA

Capital

Siemens Capital

Teamcenter

Mentor Capital

Visio

RapidHarness

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Strategic Deterrent Systems division is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer for the Air Vehicle Equipment (AVE) Integration and Test (I&T) Lab Design and Integration (D&I) team. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get to do:

Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Support the development of the lab Operational Concepts (OPSCON) to maximize the utility of test resources while meeting schedule and technical requirements and/or constraints
• Support the development of HW acceptance test requirements and procedures
• Define and develop the electrical drawing tree and interconnect diagrams for the test line
• Convert system level requirements from systems engineering into cable/harness requirements
• Assist in establishing harness/cable routing and segmentation
• Perform voltage drop analysis and capacitance studies
• Provide support to Manufacturing, Procurement, Lab Integration and Test Design and implement Test and Measurement systems in a lab space.
• Perform Technical Lead review and provide sign off on electrical harness and wiring diagrams.
• Mentor engineers on cable/harness design and interconnects

#Sentinelintandtest

Basic Qualifications:

• Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and with 8 years or experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 yrs), with an ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• 3+ years of experience using CAD design tools (i.e. NX, CATIA, Capital, etc.).
• 3+ years of cable/harness design experience, preferably following military and/or aviation standards.
• At least 1 year of experience with basic data signal types (MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, CAN etc.).
• At least 1 year of experience with harness fabrication, component (back-shell, connector, cable and wire) selection and installation processes with hands-on experience.
• At least 1 year of experience with Parts, Materials and Processes for electrical harness related to power distribution, RF, communication and high-speed data signal applications, as well as manufacturing support.
• Familiarity with industry cable and harness standards such as: IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4 and AS50881.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has been previously approved for Special Access Program (SAP) Electrical Engineering degree
• Proficiency with Siemens Capital (AKA Mentor Capital) or similar E-CAD program
• Experience in design tools such as Microsoft Visio, RapidHarness, Capital, Teamcenter, etc.
• Experience in creating a PDP or PDP-like PLM product
• Experience with Teamcenter or similar PLM product
• Experience with wire gauge sizing, voltage drop analysis, and derating analysis.
• Experience with electro-mechanical or instrumentation system development and design.
• Experience with Data Acquisition and Instrumentation systems.
• Experience with EMI/RF principles and their application to harness shielding.
• Experience with leading/supporting a development engineering team

Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

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.

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Primary Level Salary Range:

$122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.