Principal/Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - Circuit Design - Dulles

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

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 Dulles, VA. 

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 principles

Circuit 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 principles

Documentation

• 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 level

Test 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 debug

Programmatic

• 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 findings

Mentoring

• Mentor junior engineers to help them understand design practices & processes

The Team

The 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 Qualifications

This 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 technology

These 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:

Medical

Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible 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: www.northropgrumman.com/benefits

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Salary Range: $107,300.00 - $160,900.00Salary Range 2: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00

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.