PRINCIPAL/SR PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - CIRCUIT DESIGN - GILBERT
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: November 16, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10176871
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Gilbert, Arizona, United States of America
- Clearance Type: None
- 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: 1At 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.We have an opening for an
Electrical Circuit Design Engineer to join our team of qualified,
diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This
position will be located in Gilbert, AZ.The Avionics Digital
Hardware Development Group, responsible for the development of
spacecraft avionics hardware, is seeking an experienced Electrical
Circuit Design Engineer to perform detailed circuit design of
hardware including flight part selection, schematic capture, and
working with CAD personnel for part placement PCB layout planning
and routing. Responsibilities also include performing detailed
circuit design analyses and documentation of the design in
accordance with program requirements and institutional processes.In
this role you will:Design
- Design electronic circuits with digital and analog
functionality for spacecraft applications
- Select components with suitable radiation qualities
- Interact with other team members and software group to
determine interfaces and operating characteristics
- Lead the effort to incorporate a wide range of technologies and
design architectures into a variety of Northrop Grumman satellite
systems
- With general direction, plan, prepare and complete all design
and development activities and provide technical oversight to
junior engineers
- Participate in or lead design reviews
- Perform deep dive reviews for peers
- Work with fabrication team on board layout and build. Define
layout constraints and provide oversight to board layout
personnel
- Support board through manufacturing of breadboards, engineering
models, and flight units
- Select parts, identify alternate parts, and help resolve issues
at the part level
- Designs avionics systems in assigned area by utilizing standard
engineering and scientific principlesCircuit Analysis
- Based on specific stated objectives perform design analysis of
complex avionics such as Worst-Case (WCA) (Spice simulation,
mathematical and statistical analysis), Part Stress (PSA), Failure
modes and Effects (FMEA), Signal Integrity (SI) and Timing
analysis
- Perform all detailed analysis and follow up to assure
compliance with all technical, program and contractual
requirements
- Analyzes avionics systems in assigned area by utilizing
standard engineering and scientific principlesDocumentation
- Generate documentation and review packages for flight
boards
- Develop performance specification
- Without detailed direction, decompose system level requirements
and related performance criteria to the avionics box, card and FPGA
levelTest and Support
- Support the development of a detailed test plan to evaluate
avionics in accordance with stated requirements
- Test and debug boards. Bench level verification of board
functionality. Work either individually or as part of a team to
develop test procedures and hardware to verify breadboards,
engineering models, and flight units
- Support delivery of board to box-level assembly, including
testing and debugProgrammatic
- Provide inputs for technical, cost and schedule
performance
- Participate in pre-proposal cost and technical assessments
- Effectively operate within a multi-discipline engineering
team
- Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical
approaches and findingsMentoring
- Mentor junior engineers to help them understand design
practices & processesThe TeamThe Avionics Digital Hardware
Development Group consists of -15 people. The skill sets of the
team range from very experienced, mid-level, and entry level
engineers. The teams supporting different programs may vary, so you
will get the opportunity to work with a broad range of diversely
talented individuals.Basic QualificationsThis position can be
filled at either the Principal Electrical Engineer or Sr. Principal
Electrical Engineer level, depending on education level and years
of experience.
- A minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical
Engineering
- Ability to obtain a TS clearance
- US Citizenship
- Principal Electrical Engineer position:
- At least 5 years of Electrical Circuit Design experience (3
years with Master's)
- Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer position:
- At least 9 years of Electrical Circuit Design experience (7
years with Master's or 4 years with a PhD)Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive technical expertise, including full knowledge of
other related disciplines
- Experience developing technical solutions to complex problems
which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
- Able to perform work without appreciable direction. Comfortable
exercising considerable latitude in determining technical
objectives of assignment
- Able to create and review designs taking into consideration
long- term company objectives
- Experience guiding the successful completion of major programs
and may function in a project leadership role
- Held roles where erroneous decisions or recommendations could
result in failure to achieve major organizational objectives
- Held roles representing a project as the prime technical
including main contracts and subcontracts
- Experience interacting with senior external personnel on
significant technical matters often requiring coordination between
organizations
- Experience with Requirements Verification using DOORS
- Schematic Entry
- Circuit analysis (Worst Case (WCA), Part Stress (PSA), Failure
modes and Effects (FMEA), Signal Integrity (SI), Timing,
Radiation)
- Lab experience that includes testing and working with test
equipment
- Solid background and understanding of digital design
- Experience integrating Processors and FPGAs into designs
- Understanding of mixed signal circuit design - Familiarity with
spaceflight electronics development
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- A passion for space and space technologyThese additional skills
will also be a plus: PCB layout, FPGA, MCU code development and
testing.The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic
partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with
the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and
human spacecraft. We support science and space exploration through
our various partnerships, including NASA's Artemis program with the
goal to return humans to the Moon in 2025 and the TESS (Transiting
Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than
twenty confirmed plants. Recognized as an industry leader, we also
develop highly specialized space and satellite components.Northrop
Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.As a
full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our
robust benefits package including:MedicalDental & Vision
coverage401kEducational AssistanceLife InsuranceEmployee Assistance
Programs & Work/Life SolutionsPaid Time OffHealth & Wellness
ResourcesEmployee DiscountsFlexible Schedules (For example the
ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to
work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other
Friday off of work)For more details please visit our total rewards
site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn
more.Link:TagsNGFeaturedJobs#LI-S-70Space
SystemNoVASpaceDIVSEMMIC#LI-BC1NGIS-SSEngineeringDigitalHardwareEngineeringSalary
Range: $92,600 - $139,000Salary Range 2: $114,900 - $172,300The
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.Employees may be eligible for 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
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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement,
please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a
government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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