Staff Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Rolling Meadows, IL

92d • $163,200 - $244,800

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 Space Systems (NGSS) sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions. The Electronics & Payloads Engineering (EPE) group in Rolling Meadows, IL enables these hardware solutions by providing digital architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic payload 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. EPE is seeking a Staff Engineer Electronics responsible for the design architecture, development and test of space hardware products. Expertise in digital circuit design, modeling and simulation, verification and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Ability to mentor less experienced engineers on the team. Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications. This position supports our Space Superiority Division and Mission and Payload Programs Business Unit in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant engineering experience (10 years with MS degree; 7 years with PhD).
• Proficient in digital circuit design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout and analysis tools.
• Experience with Altera and Xilinx FPGAs.
• Completed multiple board designs from schematic capture to drawing release.
• Experience with testing and using lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMM, spectrum analyzers).
• Demonstrated project leadership by leading a design or overseeing a team to complete a design.
• Proficient with signal and power integrity analysis.
• Easily adapt to design challenges to meet program goals and deadlines.
• Proficient in Mentor Graphics Xpedition, Hyperlynx, Cadence Allegro Design tools.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top-Secret clearance with Special Access.
• US Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred years of experience: 14+ years.
• Top Secret / Special Access security clearance.
• Proficient in signal integrity analysis (SERDES, Bit error rates, jitter components and contributors, board to board analysis).
• Proficient in power integrity analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design architecture, development and test of space hardware products.
• Mentor less experienced engineers on the team.
• Translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Work on multi-discipline engineering teams and communicate clearly within integrated product team leads.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree