Power Supply Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

7d•$87,600 - $131,400•Onsite

About The Position

The Power Design Engineering role involves full life-cycle product development on architectures ranging from radio frequency electronic warfare (RFEW), infrared countermeasures (IRCM) and imaging systems, and real-time embedded control systems. The Power Design Engineer provides concept-to-production development, test, and integration of these technology areas: * High efficiency, switch-mode power supply architectures for image processing, embedded processing, and Receiver/Exciter designs * Subsystem/module circuit designs for custom and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems, involving COTS & MIL-STD interfaces. * Regulatory compliance to DoD customer requirements, such as MIL-STD-704, 461, 464 & DO-160 and TEMPEST The Power Design Engineer will design and develop power conversion architectures using the latest technologies from Linear Technology, Texas Instruments, and other integrated circuit device manufacturers to support the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, and embedded processing platforms. Typical power outputs range from less than 1mW to greater than 10kW. Power Design Engineers work with system, sub-system, and hardware engineers to develop requirements, architect new circuit design topologies, and printed wiring board layouts. Designs are verified through spice simulation, laboratory verification, and formal qualification to electrical and mechanical environmental requirements, electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) requirements and EMI/EMC compliance requirements. Design support is continuous from requirements definition through integration and test; and maintenance of design documentation and configuration management is required throughout the product life cycle. This position is contingent on obtaining Clearance prior to starting and Program Award and Funding. This position is full-time and on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL. location

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline with a minimum 2 years of power electronics design experience or a master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline.
Switch Mode Power Supply circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration.
Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex power systems, including various switch-mode topologies and linear regulators.
Ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects with 2 or more team members.
Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase and ClearQuest.
Proven skills to include team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
US Citizenship
Must have DoD Secret security clearance prior to start.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, focused on Power Conversion, with a minimum of 2 years of power electronics design experience.
Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare system/hardware
Recent power supply design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept/Allegro, and LTSPICE
Working knowledge of designing high frequency magnetics including transformers, coupled inductors, EMI chokes and common mode filters.
Working experience with documentation, revision control and review systems similar to DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest
Proven skills to include project planning, communicating with all levels of an organization, adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently.
Current Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Design and develop power conversion architectures using the latest technologies from Linear Technology, Texas Instruments, and other integrated circuit device manufacturers to support gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, and embedded processing platforms.
Work with system, sub-system, and hardware engineers to develop requirements, architect new circuit design topologies, and printed wiring board layouts.
Verify designs through spice simulation, laboratory verification, and formal qualification to electrical and mechanical environmental requirements, electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) requirements and EMI/EMC compliance requirements.
Provide continuous design support from requirements definition through integration and test.
Maintain design documentation and configuration management throughout the product life cycle.
Ensure regulatory compliance to DoD customer requirements, such as MIL-STD-704, 461, 464 & DO-160 and TEMPEST.