Senior Principal Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Maryland; On-site; USD 127,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team at a leading defense contractor, where your expertise in power electronics will contribute to groundbreaking military applications. As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will design and develop cutting-edge power supplies, ensuring reliability and performance in critical systems. This role offers the chance to work alongside passionate professionals dedicated to solving complex challenges in defense technology. With a culture that values innovation and collaboration, you will find meaningful work that not only impacts the present but also shapes the future. If you are ready to push the boundaries of what's possible, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Diverse Workforce

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on power supply design experience required.
• Familiarity with circuit topologies and simulation tools is essential.
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain a Secret Clearance needed.

Responsibilities

• Design power supplies including simulation, analysis, and PCB layout.
• Support manufacturing and develop Acceptance Test Procedures.
• Conduct technical studies and worst-case analysis.

Skills

Power Supply Design

Circuit Topologies

Simulation Tools (SPICE, LTSpice, SABER)

PCB Design Software (Mentor Graphics Xpedition)

Digital Control

Firmware Programming

Power Factor Correction Design

Magnetic Component Design

High Voltage Design

EMI/EMC Filtering

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

SPICE

LTSpice

SABER

Mentor Graphics Xpedition

Job description

Requisition ID: R10174917

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Sykesville, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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. 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges.

Are you passionate about power? Are you looking for meaningful work in power electronics? If so, we’re looking for someone like you to join our team. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking Power Electronics Engineers to join our growing design team located in Sykesville, MD. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Power Electronics design group, working with other engineers to develop state of the art power supplies and power products for military applications.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform power supply design, including simulation and analysis, schematic creation, component selection, and printed wiring board layout.

• Perform technical studies.

• Perform worst case analysis and component stress analysis.

• Provide manufacturing support for hardware builds.

• Develop Acceptance Test Procedures and support first piece hardware checkout/testing.

• Work in a lab environment and support hardware production.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and 8+ years of hands-on power supply or power systems design and development experience, 6 years with a Master's Degree or 4 years with PhD.

• Familiar with basic isolated and non-isolated circuit topologies & control techniques.

• Familiar with simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, LTSpice, SABER), MATLAB.

• Familiar with PCB design software tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition.

• US Citizen with ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current Secret clearance (or higher).

• Familiarity with power supply EMI/EMC filtering and design.

• Digital control experience, Firmware programming experience.

• Active power factor correction design expertise.

• Magnetic component design experience.

• High voltage design expertise.

• Working knowledge of power related Mil-Stds for power quality and electromagnetic interference.

• Hardware development team leadership experience.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range: $127,000 - $190,600

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.