Principal/Sr. Principal Power Supply Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

2d•$105,400 - $196,700•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. 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 with 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! The Power Design Engineering role involves full life-cycle product development on architectures ranging from radio frequency electronic warfare (RFEW), infrared countermeasures (IRCM) and imaging systems, and real-time embedded control systems. The Power Design Engineer provides concept-to-production development, test, and integration of these technology areas: High efficiency, switch-mode power supply architectures for image processing, embedded processing, and Receiver/Exciter designs. Subsystem/module circuit designs for custom and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems, involving COTS & MIL-STD interfaces. Regulatory compliance to DoD customer requirements, such as MIL-STD-704, 461, 464 & DO-160 and TEMPEST. The Principal/Sr. Principal Power Design Engineer will design and develop power conversion architectures using the latest technologies from Linear Technology, Texas Instruments, and other integrated circuit device manufacturers to support the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, and embedded processing platforms. Typical power outputs range from less than 1mW to greater than 10kW. Power Design Engineers work with system, sub-system, and hardware engineers to develop requirements, architect new circuit design topologies, and printed wiring board layouts. Designs are verified through spice simulation, laboratory verification, and formal qualification to electrical and mechanical environmental requirements, electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) requirements and EMI/EMC compliance requirements. Design support is continuous from requirements definition through integration and test; and maintenance of design documentation and configuration management is required throughout the product life cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline.
Minimum 5 years of power electronics design experience (Principal) or 8 years (Sr. Principal).
Minimum 3 years of power electronics design experience with a master’s degree (Principal) or 6 years with a master’s degree (Sr. Principal).
Switch Mode Power Supply circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration.
Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex power systems, including various switch-mode topologies and linear regulators.
Ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects with 2 or more team members.
Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase and ClearQuest.
Proven skills to include team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
US Citizen and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, focused on Power Conversion, with a minimum 5 years of power electronics design experience.
Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare system/hardware.
Recent power supply design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept/Allegro, and LTSPICE.
Working knowledge of designing high frequency magnetics including transformers, coupled inductors, EMI chokes and common mode filters.
Working experience with documentation, revision control and review systems similar to DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
Proven skills to include project planning, communicating with all levels of an organization, adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently.
Current Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

Design and develop power conversion architectures using the latest technologies from Linear Technology, Texas Instruments, and other integrated circuit device manufacturers.
Support applications including gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, and embedded processing platforms.
Work with system, sub-system, and hardware engineers to develop requirements, architect new circuit design topologies, and printed wiring board layouts.
Verify designs through spice simulation, laboratory verification, and formal qualification to electrical and mechanical environmental requirements, electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) requirements and EMI/EMC compliance requirements.
Provide design support from requirements definition through integration and test.
Maintain design documentation and configuration management throughout the product life cycle.