Principal or Sr Principal Engineer Electrical (Circuit Design Engineer)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal Electrical Engineer to support its Circuit Design organization in San Diego, California. The requisition may be filled at the Principal Level 3 or Sr Principal Level 4, based on the listed requirements. The role supports the circuit development product lifecycle for the program enterprise, from detailed electrical circuit design and analysis through hardware production manufacturing. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and/or Special Program Access within a reasonable time as determined by business needs. Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is not required.
Requirements
- For Principal consideration: bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of engineering-related experience, or master's degree in STEM and 3 years of experience, or Ph.D. in STEM and 1 year of experience.
- For Sr Principal consideration: bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of engineering-related experience, or master's degree in STEM and 6 years of experience, or Ph.D. in STEM and 4 years of experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and/or Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Experience using OrCAD, PSpice, or LTspice for circuit simulation.
- Experience with schematic capture and board layout using Xpedition, Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics, or an equivalent tool.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Nice To Haves
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
- Degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on mixed circuit design.
- Experience with IPC and military standards, and Northrop Grumman Circuit Card Design specifications.
- Experience bringing hardware from prototype design into production.
- Experience performing reliability analyses.
- Experience developing with FPGA, CPLD, and microcontrollers.
- Experience developing and designing automated test equipment.
Responsibilities
- Perform detailed electrical circuit design and circuit-level analysis.
- Capture schematics and build component libraries.
- Lay out printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Build and test prototype hardware.
- Design automated test equipment and automated test scripts.
- Support qualification activities.
- Prepare design documentation.
- Support hardware production manufacturing.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
