Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4 - Avionics Design Group

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

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 Space Systems is currently seeking an Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4 - Avionics Design Group within Launch Vehicles business unit at the Chandler, AZ facility.

As a member of the circuit design team, you’ll be responsible for circuit design and development for programs. You will perform detailed board-level digital and mixed signal circuit design, circuit analysis and simulation to verify as-designed circuit response meets requirement criteria. You will select component parts for the design to meet stringent environments, including radiation effects. You will evaluate completed design with more senior engineers and other technical groups and make modifications necessary to achieve a design that satisfies requirements. Write design and test documentation including analyses, specifications, user manuals, test procedures, etc. You will support the qualification testing phase by developing test procedures and reports. You may also oversee, with senior engineer oversight, component supplier design, analysis, manufacture, and test.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors with 8 years digital / mixed signal design experience or Masters with 6 years experience.
• Must be capable of understanding and adhering to department design standards.
• Ability to work in an Agile project format, team-based environment, including Jira and Git environments.
• Experience with schematic capture and board layout.
• Familiarity with microprocessor and/or FPGA circuit design.
• Proficiency with circuit simulation including PSpice or LTSpice.
• Experienced in hardware troubleshooting / software debugging.
• Physical testing experience including lab measurement (oscilloscope, signal/function generator, logic analyzer, etc).
• Experience generating design documents, specifications, user manuals, test plans and procedures.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Active Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Cadence, Matlab, VHDL, Python.
• Familiarity with circuit design for military/space environments.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance is preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• 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.

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

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

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.