Principal or Sr. Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Annapolis, MD

1d•$98,900 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered by providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems in Annapolis, MD is currently seeking an experienced Principal or Sr. Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering Team. In this role, the Principal or Sr. Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer will generate printed circuit board (PCB) stack-ups and layouts, draw and revise components, create bare printed wiring board (PWB) drawings, circuit card assembly (CCA) drawings, and establish references and standard data for PCB design artifacts. Utilizing computer-aided design (CAD) graphic tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition to complete details of critical layout data in accordance with standard engineering drafting practices, military specifications, as well as industry standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in STEM field with 5 years of directly related professional working experience or Master's degree in STEM field with 3 years of directly related professional working experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience could be considered in lieu of a degree. (For Principal)
Bachelor's degree in STEM field with 8 years of directly related professional working experience or Master's degree in STEM field with 6 years of directly related professional working experience or PhD in STEM field with 4 years of directly related professional working experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience could be considered in lieu of a degree. (For Sr. Principal)
Drafting and design experience of PCB layout and layer stack-up (analog, digital, RF, mixed signal topologies).
Knowledge of industry specifications and design for manufacturing (DFM) rules for PCB design, fabrication and manufacturing.
Knowledge of PCB design rules and techniques for PCBs with anywhere from 2-20 layers from initial prototype to production.
Excellent interpersonal skills. Be able to coordinate and lead PCB design reviews with engineering, chief engineers, and program management.
Ability to interface with various departments across a variety of programs.
US Citizen with ability to obtain a US government secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in STEM field
Active US Government Secret security clearance
Knowledge of Mentor Graphics Xpedition CAD tool for PCB design.
Experience with MIL-STD compliant designs that meet reliability and maintainability requirements.
Experience with electronic packaging / mechanical design for naval & oceanic applications

Responsibilities

Layout components and route electrical conductors for complex PCB’s and flex circuits
Interface with electrical and mechanical engineers to work through component placement, routing, mechanical fitment for rigid, flex, and rigid-rigid assemblies
Design to electrical requirements, mechanical outlines, for producibility and manufacturability
Calculate layer stack-up based on industry standards, supplier capabilities, and engineering requirements
Generate drawings for the bare PWB and assembled CCA levels, as well as their corresponding part lists
Assist in component selection for PCB designs to reduce supply chain procurement risks.
Create and document the required electronic data file outputs for fabrication and manufacturing
Understand technical theories of electrical and mechanical behavior of PCBs to influence layout decisions (i.e. impedance matching, differential pairs, strains and stresses, orientation of components, etc.)
Maintain and update CAD central libraries for PCB mounted components
Address Technical Queries (TQs) with suppliers
Perform reviews of PCB related documentation in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Workflows
Generate and incorporate PCB engineering change notices.
Collaborate with others to refine the PCB engineering workflow.