Staff Electrical Design Engineer - 16919

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

16d

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Electrical Design Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT supporting the Sentinel program. What You'll Get To Do: The selected candidate will join the Sentinel Facility Electrical Design (Power) Team and contribute to the creation of technical design documents and drawings for launch and control facilities. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate technical capability in producing code compliant drawings and documents for facility design as well as the ability to identify and drive design gap resolution through interface with engineering. Demonstrated ability to foster diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills are desired. This candidate should feel comfortable providing critical, actionable feedback of designs as well as giving regular status updates to team leadership. Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development. Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.

Requirements

12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Year with PhD
A bachelor's degree in electrical drafting, drafting design, electrical engineering, or similar
A minimum of ten years' experience as an electrical drafter
Mastery of AutoCAD Electrical, Revit or similar software for creating 2D schematics & drawings and 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Familiarity with and ability to adhere to the National Electrical Code (NEC) and applicable government codes and standards
Ability to train new designers and/or engineers in the use of AutoCAD/Revit
EPLM/CPLM experience for maintaining drawing files
Ability to provide high quality finished products through attention to detail
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Nice To Haves

American Design Drafting Association (ADDA) certification.
Ability to use AI-assisted design tools to speed up prototyping and catch errors.
Experience with ETAP (for power analysis and short-circuit studies).
An understanding of load calculations, power distribution and voltage drops.
Commitment to learning new software and standards.

Responsibilities

Drafting & Schematic Creation: Use CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD Electrical, Revit, SolidWorks) to create detailed 2D and 3D wiring diagrams, lighting, power and grounding drawing sheets, panel layouts, and one-line schematics
Documentation: Prepare technical specifications, Bill of Materials (BOM) lists, installation guides, and "as-built" documents based on field markups
Collaboration: Coordinate with engineers, architects, and project managers to ensure electrical designs integrate seamlessly with structural and mechanical systems
Standard Compliance: Ensure all plans strictly adhere to national (e.g., NEC) and local electrical codes, safety regulations, and industry standards
Drawing Translation: Convert rough sketches, concepts and engineering specifications into accurate technical drawings/blueprints for construction crews
Model Management: Maintain and update CAD libraries, templates, and version control for project files
Quality Checks: Perform detailed reviews of completed drawings for accuracy, dimensional compatibility, and adherence to drafting standards
Revision: Incorporate "redline" changes from engineers or field adjustments into the master set of drawings