PWB Engineer Digital - Level 4 - Linthicum
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSS) sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions. The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in Linthicum, MD enables these hardware solutions by providing digital architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms. NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way. Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions. EDA is seeking a Design Engineer – Level 4 responsible for the design, development and test of space hardware products. Expertise in digital printed circuit board design and analyses, verification and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications. This position supports our East Region Engineering Division, and Remote Sensing Programs (RSP) Business Unit in Linthicum, MD.
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree minimum of 8 years of relevant engineering experience, 6+ years with MS degree; 4+ years with PhD)
- Proficient in digital circuit design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout and analysis tools
- Completed and/or led multiple board designs from schematic capture to board release
- Experience with testing high speed interfaces/fiber optics and using lab test equipment
- Ability to work on multi-discipline engineering teams and communicate clearly within integrated product team leads
- Proficient in Mentor Graphics Xpedition, Hyperlynx or similar tools
- US Citizenship
- 100% work on site
Nice To Haves
- Top Secret / SCI security clearance
- Signal integrity analysis (ie SERDES, Bit error rates, jitter components and contributors, board to board analysis)
- Experience in Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) including logic compatibility, component derating, timing analysis, signal and power integrity analyses
- Proficient in design and analysis tools: Keysight ADS
Responsibilities
- Design, development and test of space hardware products.
- Translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
- Lead a team through board and box level testing.
- Lead a team to easily adapt to design challenges to meet program goals and deadlines.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
