Senior Principal Electronics Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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. 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.

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. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

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 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.

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Salary Range: $127,000.00 - $190,600.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.