Senior Principal Electrical Engineer, Avionics Design

0902 SP - Launch Vehicles; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Avionics Design Group in Launch Vehicles at the Chandler, AZ facility. You will design and analyze circuit hardware, ensure radiation-tolerant performance, and document analyses, specifications, and test plans.

The role requires board-level digital/mixed-signal expertise and experience with simulation tools; DoD-related work may necessitate security clearances. Relocation may be available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering with relevant experience.
• 8+ years digital/mixed-signal design for Bachelors or 6+ years for Masters.
• Ability to work in Agile project formats and with Jira/Git.
• Experience with schematic capture and board layout; radiation-aware design.

Responsibilities

• Perform board-level digital and mixed-signal circuit design and verification.
• Select components to meet stringent radiation environments and requirements.
• Develop test procedures and qualification test reports.
• Oversee vendor design activities under senior engineer guidance.

Skills

Schematic capture

Board layout

Microprocessor design

FPGA design

Circuit simulation (PSpice LTSpice)

Hardware troubleshooting

Software debugging

Lab measurement

Test procedure writing

Agile (Jira/Git)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence

Matlab

VHDL

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Avionics Design Group in Launch Vehicles at the Chandler, AZ facility. You will design and analyze circuit hardware, ensure radiation-tolerant performance, and document analyses, specifications, and test plans.

The role requires board-level digital/mixed-signal expertise and experience with simulation tools; DoD-related work may necessitate security clearances. Relocation may be available for eligible candidates.