Staff Motor Drive Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector seeks an experienced Staff motor drive engineer to design solutions for electromechanical servo systems. Tasks include motor selection, PWM and linear motor drive hardware design, controls design, testing and subsystem integration.

Full-time on-site at Rolling Meadows, IL. Qualifications include a BS in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years’ experience, or MS/PhD options with respective years, plus CM drive experience and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering and 12+ years of relevant experience; 10 years with MS; 8 years with PhD.
• Experience with selection and control of 3-phase brushless DC motors.
• Experience with power electronics design.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Saber).
• Ability to function in a multi-disciplinary, team-oriented environment.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions for electromechanical servo systems.
• Motor selection and control for servo applications.
• Develop PWM and linear motor drive hardware and controls.
• Test, troubleshoot, and integrate subsystems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet requirements.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

C code development

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

US Citizenship

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD in related field

Tools

TI Code Composer Studio

SPICE

Saber

Embedded C

Job description

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

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Staff motor drive engineer to design solutions for electromechanical servo systems. Tasks would include motor selection, PWM and linear motor drive hardware design, controls design, testing, and subsystem integration.

Full-time, on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL. location.

Basic Qualifications Staff Motor Control Design Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related field, and 12+ years of relevant experience (10 years with a Master of Science degree, 8 years with a PhD or Science degree)
• Experience with selection and control of 3-phase brushless DC motors
• Experience with power electronics design
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Saber)
• Ability to function in a multi-disciplinary team-oriented environment and rapidly adapt to changing work priorities.
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain a minimum of a Secret Clearance prior to starting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the selection of motors, motor drives, and digital controllers based on cost constraints and technical performance requirements
• Experience with high precision multi-axis servo applications using inertial stabilization
• Experience with power electronics design using GaN FETs
• Troubleshooting, integration, and test experience
• Understanding of EMI/EMC requirements
• Experience with digital communication interfaces
• Understanding of digital control theory
• Understanding of how motor drive performance impacts system level requirements
• Experience with C code development for Texas Instruments C2000 microcontrollers using the TI Code Composer Studio IDE, or other embedded software/firmware development experience
• Experience conducting structured trade studies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00

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.

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.

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