Principal Electrical Engineer - 19021
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for its Flight Systems Futures team in Roy, Utah. The team designs and develops, procures and manufactures, and integrates and tests novel flight systems across a broad range of applications. This position is contingent upon contract award and requires an active or current Secret clearance at the time of application. The successful candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company. The role involves travel 25% of the time and follows a 9/80 schedule: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off. Relocation assistance may be available. The engineer will contribute to electrical design and analysis for hypersonic systems, flight systems, missiles, or similar systems. Work includes developing functional block diagrams and electrical requirements, capturing schematics, conducting PSPICE simulations and compliance analyses, creating electrical interface control documents, and designing electrical system architecture. Preferred capabilities include component and subsystem selection, circuit design and troubleshooting, laboratory testing, board and cable design, EMI/EMC/ESD compliance, and coordinating contractors and vendors. The primary-level salary range is $98,400–$147,600. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus. The full-time benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); educational assistance; life insurance; employee assistance programs and work/life solutions; paid time off; health and wellness resources; employee discounts; disability insurance; a savings plan; company-paid holidays; and PTO for vacation or personal business. U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Requirements
- Five years of experience with a Bachelor of Science, three years with a master's degree, or one year with a Ph.D.
- Active or current Secret clearance at the time of application.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
- Electrical design experience for hypersonic systems, flight systems, missiles, or similar systems.
- Experience developing functional block diagrams; Visio is preferred.
- Experience with schematic capture; Altium is preferred.
- Experience with PSPICE electrical simulation.
- Experience developing electrical requirements while assisting a system engineer.
- Experience conducting electrical analyses for compliance with requirements.
- Experience generating electrical interface control documents.
- Experience designing electrical system architecture, including grounding, power distribution, communication buses, and discrete signaling.
Nice To Haves
- Electrical component selection.
- Electrical subsystem selection.
- Analog circuit design.
- Digital circuit design.
- Circuit analysis and troubleshooting.
- Ability to operate oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and other basic electronics laboratory equipment.
- Circuit board design.
- Electronic circuit testing and test plan development.
- Cable design and testing.
- Engineering for EMI/EMC/ESD compliance, Mil-Std-46.
- Experience as the responsible engineer (RE) for an electronics subsystem.
- Experience managing third-party contractors and vendors.
Responsibilities
- Develop functional block diagrams, with Visio preferred.
- Perform schematic capture, with Altium preferred.
- Conduct PSPICE electrical simulations.
- Develop electrical requirements while assisting system engineers.
- Perform electrical analyses to assess compliance with requirements.
- Generate electrical interface control documents.
- Design electrical system architecture, including grounding, power distribution, communication buses, and discrete signaling.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k).
- Educational assistance.
- Life insurance.
- Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
- Paid time off.
- Health and wellness resources.
- Employee discounts.
- Disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus may be available depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
