Principal Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Rocket Center, WV

1d • $89,400 - $134,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Design Engineer designs components or portions of functional systems to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. The role develops preliminary design data, layouts, sketches, and notes; evaluates factors such as manufacturability, materials and equipment availability, interchangeability, strength-to-weight efficiency, contractual specifications, and cost; and coordinates with organizations affected by design development. The engineer creates complex assembly layouts and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures, then checks layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, standards compliance, and accuracy. The role identifies design deficiencies and recommends revisions or improvements.

This position supports complex military development programs as a member of Integrated Product Teams. It develops electronic products from paper design through hardware build, tests and debugs circuit cards and assemblies, fuzes, and ISDs, maintains product technical data packages, and leads resolution of technical challenges. The work is onsite at Northrop Grumman's Rocket Center, West Virginia location; remote work is not available. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is not available. The position requires the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of directly related professional experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of directly related professional experience, or at least 9 years of directly related professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience developing electronic subsystems from initial design through qualification.
• Ability to read drawings and schematic diagrams.
• Knowledge of industry and military specifications.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Strong ability to organize and prioritize assignments and tasks in a demanding environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in electronics.
• 20 or more years of work experience in electronic subsystems.
• Good self-organization and communication skills.
• Experience with DoD architectures and industry/military standards, such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-1901A, and MIL-STD-1316.
• Active U.S. security clearance at the Secret level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Participate on Integrated Product Teams for complex development programs.
• Develop electronic products from a paper design through actual hardware build.
• Test and debug circuit cards and assemblies, fuzes, and ISDs.
• Develop and maintain product technical data packages.
• Identify technical challenges and lead their resolution.
• Organize and prioritize job assignments and tasks in a demanding environment.
• Coordinate with other organizations affected by design development.
• Develop design data, preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes.
• Evaluate design factors including manufacturability, material and equipment availability, interchangeability, strength-to-weight efficiency, contractual specifications, and cost.
• Create complex assembly layouts and detail parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
• Review layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures and specifications, and accuracy.
• Identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend design revisions or improvements.
• Work effectively with development teams using strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal