Electrical Engineer II
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer II in its Chandler, Arizona facility. The Chandler group performs cradle-to-grave engineering for many launch vehicles, supporting programs including GPI, Antares, Minotaur, Pegasus, GMD, and Sentinel. Its products support missions such as ISS cargo resupply, defense satellite deployment, missile interceptor development, and military target vehicle operations. The role may contribute across design, operations planning, ground support development, analysis, testing, integration, and launch operations. The engineer applies electrical engineering standards and related technical expertise; supports requirements and design reviews; performs testing and data analysis; and collaborates with other engineering disciplines, integrated product teams, and operations and manufacturing groups. The position also includes technical mentoring and formal peer review. Travel is listed at 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. An active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required at application.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and 2 years of experience, or a master's degree and 0 years of experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance at the time of application.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with missile systems and associated standards.
- Experience designing, testing, integrating, and/or deploying electrical components or subsystems.
- Experience releasing engineering documentation, including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
- Experience resolving nonconformances and/or performing root cause failure analysis of electronic systems.
- Experience evaluating uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
- Experience deriving and decomposing requirements from multiple sources of documentation and design meetings.
- Problem-solving experience involving technical issues as well as schedule, cost, resource, and other project challenges.
- Experience mentoring and cross-training team members across diverse technologies and electrical system architectures.
- Knowledge of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads.
- Experience using analytical software tools such as MATLAB or Python to analyze and reduce data and identify characteristics and trends.
Responsibilities
- Perform analysis, design, and/or testing of complex designs based on specific objectives.
- Review internal, external, industry, customer, and range requirements to support system and subsystem designs.
- Perform detailed analyses to support and verify designs, and brief management and customers.
- Lead development, coordination, and execution of test programs to evaluate designs.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts and comprehensive failure investigations.
- Mentor engineers technically and perform senior peer reviews.
- Collaborate with other integrated product teams, engineering disciplines, and operations and manufacturing groups.
- Prepare and present electrical engineering materials for requirements and design reviews.
- Perform qualification acceptance testing, characterization testing, troubleshooting, and test data review of completed complex system designs.
- Analyze data to identify trends indicating out-of-tolerance or degraded part performance.
- Test components to characterize off-nominal behavior.
- Derive and decompose requirements from documentation and design meetings, and evaluate associated uncertainty and risk.
- Participate in trade studies for internal projects and procured equipment.
- Provide formal peer review of engineering designs or analyses.
- Prioritize safety, contribute to team decisions and goals, provide quality customer service, seek information to meet customer needs, and escalate issues when required.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
