Principal or Senior Principal Nuclear Hardness and Survivability Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff Analog & Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) Design Engineer to join their team in Woodland Hills, CA. This role combines deep analog design expertise with leadership in nuclear hardness, radiation effects, and survivable electronics. The engineer will be part of an enterprise-wide digital transformation, utilizing Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented, with a focus on team empowerment, flexibility, continuous learning, and automation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, Master’s degree with 2 years of experience, or Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Active US Government Secret Clearance is required.
Prior experience in analog circuit design, modeling, and simulation.
Experience with schematic capture and layout in Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, and/or Altium Designer.
Experience with circuit and sub‑system test and troubleshooting.
Ability to work onsite full‑time in Woodland Hills, CA.
Experience with MIL‑STD‑750, MIL‑STD‑464, MIL‑STD‑883 testing or similar qualification/verification testing of EEE parts, circuit card assemblies, or subsystems.
Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and associated testing (e.g., TID, NDD, dose‑rate, SEE, EMP/EMI/EMC) and their impact on electronics and software‑controlled systems.
Proficiency with scripting or high‑level programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for data analysis, modeling, or automation, and experience modeling semiconductor radiation effects using tools such as PSpice or similar.

Nice To Haves

MSEE with emphasis in Analog Circuit Design.
Experience with printed circuit board design using Mentor Xpedition Designer and AMS.
Experience with HyperLynx signal and power integrity analyses.
PSpice circuit design analyses and experience with design verification and test.
Experience in embedded hardware qualification testing for circuit card assemblies and subassemblies, including requirements verification, test procedure development, and defect/issue resolution.
Familiarity with applicable military standards relevant to survivable systems and electronics (e.g., MIL‑STD‑1766C, MIL‑STD‑461, and related NH&S/EMI/EMC/qualification standards).
Experience with radiation shielding design to protect against photons and/or neutrons, including verification modeling using tools such as MCNP or GEANT4.
Experience with FASTRAD
Experience with OMERE
Experience with Novice
Experience with Space Radiation
Experience with TRIM/SRIM

Responsibilities

Perform analog circuit design and analysis to support development of new products and survivable electronic systems.
Execute system-level requirements analysis and develop subsystem-level requirements, conceptual design, preliminary design, and detailed design through design verification and characterization.
Perform circuit modeling, simulation, and analysis as well as signal and power integrity analyses on PCB designs.
Conduct schematic capture and support PCB layout using tools such as Mentor Xpedition, Cadence, and/or Altium Designer.
Support circuit and subsystem test and troubleshooting in the lab, including design verification and characterization of analog and mixed-signal hardware.
Define and assess nuclear hardness and survivability (NH&S) environments and requirements, and decompose/flow those requirements into firmware, hardware, and hardware/software interface designs.
Conduct radiation transport modeling and simulation and support analysis of radiation effects on semiconductor devices and software-controlled electronics (e.g., TID, NDD, dose-rate, SEE) to inform architecture and design trades.
Perform radiation-effects circuit analysis, as well as ground shock and thermal effects analysis, and evaluate electromagnetic pulse (EMP/EMI/EMC) impacts on electronics and software-controlled systems.
Plan, coordinate, and support NH&S and EEE parts qualification testing (e.g., per MIL-STD-750, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-464 or similar), including test definition, procedure development, data review, and results analysis for semiconductors, subsystems, and equipment.
Lead and participate in design reviews for survivable systems, driving closure of actions and ensuring robust verification and validation approaches for NH&S requirements.