Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer (AHT)

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$103,600 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA is currently seeking an experienced Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer to join the Hardware Development and Integration Team. In this role, the Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer will plan, generate printing circuit board (PCB) stack-ups and layouts, draw and revise components, create circuit card assembly (CCA) and fabrication 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 drawings in accordance with standard engineering drafting practices, military specifications, as well as industry standards. There is no remote work for this role and the selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Northridge, CA.

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
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 CCA and PCB design, fabrication and manufacturing
Familiar with PCB design rules and techniques for CCA’s with >20 layers count from initial prototype to production.
Ability to obtain a US Government DoW Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in STEM field
Active US Government DoW Secret security clearance
Knowledge of EDA tools package such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition.
Experience with MIL-STD compliant designs that meet reliability and maintainability requirements.
Experience in mixed signal CCA’s product design, development and system level integration.
Experience with electronic packaging / mechanical design for airborne and space applications

Responsibilities

Layout of complex PCB’s and flex circuits, interconnect routing
Interface with electrical and mechanical engineers to work through component placement, routing, mechanical fitment for rigid, flex, and rigid-flex 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 PCB, Assembly, Part Lists, and Component drawings
Creates and documents the required electronic data file outputs for fabrication and manufacturing
Understands 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
Address Technical Queries (TQs) with suppliers
Technical Drawing Checker in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Workflows
Generates and incorporates PCB engineering change notices
Define and collaborate Engineering processes
Coordinate and lead PCB design reviews with engineering, chief engineers, and program management.