Principal/ Sr. Principal Engineer – Mixed Signal Circuit Designer

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is searching for an experienced Principal \ Senior Principal Electrical Mixed Signal Design Engineer to support the Glide Phase Interceptor Program within the Launch Vehicles business unit in Chandler, Arizona.

Based on specific objectives, perform design, analysis, or test of complex circuits without detailed direction from more senior engineers.

Select component parts for the design to meet stringent environment requirements including radiation.

Study design concepts and criteria to ascertain the engineering principles involved and with general direction, plan, prepare, and complete the design.

Simulate design to verify as-designed circuit response meets requirement criteria. 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.

Develop, coordinate, and conduct the test programs and equipment required to evaluate the design and bring to production status.

Work with customers to derive component design requirements from block diagrams and system level specifications. May also oversee, with senior engineer oversight, component supplier design, analysis, manufacture, and test.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Electrical:

• If offered at the Level 3 Principal Engineer Electrical 
• Requires 5 Years with Bachelors in Engineering; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
• 5 years mixed signal circuit design experience, proficiency with Pspice/LTspice simulation, Cadence Schematic Capture. Hardware troubleshooting / software debugging. Physical testing experience including lab measurement (oscilloscope, signa/function generator, logic analyzer, etc). Generating design documents, specifications, user's manuals, test plans.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Active Secret Clearance is required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Electrical:

• If offered at the Level 4 Principal Engineer Electrical 
• Requires 7 Years with Bachelors in Engineering; 5 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
• 7 years mixed signal circuit design experience, proficiency with Pspice/LTspice simulation, Cadence Schematic Capture. Hardware troubleshooting / software debugging. Physical testing experience including lab measurement (oscilloscope, signa/function generator, logic analyzer, etc). Generating design documents, specifications, user's manuals, test plans.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Active Secret Clearance is required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance is preferred.
• Familiarity with Cadence Allegro PWB, CAM350, MATLAB, VHDL, Python is preferred.
• Experience in motor control circuit design is preferred.

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00Salary Range 2: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

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.