Power Supply Engineer Level 3 / Level 4

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Are you passionate about power? Are you looking for meaningful work in power electronics? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Power Electronics Engineer to join our growing design team located in Baltimore, MD . You will become part of Northrop Grumman's Power Conversion Technology design group, working with other engineers to develop state of the art power supplies and power products for military applications. This team supports our Eastern Engineering Team. The Principal/Sr. Principal 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. 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 circuit 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline (STEM) with a minimum 8 years of power electronics design experience or 6 years of experience with a master's degree or 3 years with a Ph.D.
Power Supply circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration
Experience utilizing schematic capture tools such as Mentor Graphics/Expedition, Altium, or similar software
Power electronic simulation experience, such as LTSpice/SPICE/PSPICE, Saber, SIMPLIS, Simulink, or similar circuit simulation software
Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex power systems, including various switch-mode power electronic topologies and linear regulators
Ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
Proven skills 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
No clearance required to start, but must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline (STEM) with a minimum 5 years of power electronics design experience or 3 years of experience with a master's degree or 0 years with a Ph.D.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, focused on Power Conversion/Power Electronics, with a minimum 8 years of power electronics design experience
Proficiency in Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) and power integrity analysis to preferred qualifications
Working knowledge of designing high frequency magnetics including transformers, coupled inductors, EMI chokes and common mode filters
Proven skills to include project planning, communicating with all levels of an organization, adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently
Demonstrated ability to lead projects with four or more team members
Current TS/SCI security clearance

Responsibilities

Perform power supply design, including simulation and analysis, schematic creation, component selection, and printed wiring board layout
Perform technical trade studies
Perform worst case analysis and component stress analysis
Provide manufacturing support for your hardware builds
Develop Acceptance Test Procedures and perform first piece hardware checkout/testing
Work in a lab environment and support hardware production
Lead team of engineers through the design, simulation, and testing of power supplies