Staff Systems Engineer - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3)

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Engineer to its Specialty Engineering team, located in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL in support of the Sentinel (GBSD) program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications This position is for a systems engineer experienced in design for EMI/EMC compliance. The selected candidate will be expected to lead various efforts within the E3 Design Support team including design reviews, analysis, and E3 CDRLs development. The E3 engineer should feel comfortable providing critical, actionable feedback of system designs as well as giving regular status updates to program leadership. They should be able to develop and apply advanced technical principles, techniques, and concepts regarding EMI/EMC designs. The selected candidate will also provide support to the E3 thread lead, by performing tasks dealing with interface definition, requirement decomposition, compliance tracking, verification planning and verification execution. In this position, you will be expected to: Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts in EMI/EMC design Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide innovative solutions Ensure systems and equipment meet MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464 and other compliance requirements Share extensive knowledge in the design and implementation of EMI/EMC controls, to include transient suppression, filter design, circuit board and flextape layout, cable shield design, equipment housing design and system grounding principles Provide sound technical guidance in system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements Consult/Lead reviews of technical schematics, drawings, plans and/or specifications Oversee and support system technical performance measurement definition and tracking Review and integrate work products developed by others Provide regular mentorship / leadership to teams on EMI design topics

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) and a minimum of 12 years of related experience; Master's Degree in STEM and a minimum of 10 years of related experience; PhD in STEM and a minimum of 8 years of related experience
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed 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 need
8+ Experience working with MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464
Familiarity with E3 CDRLs including EMI/EMC control plans, E3 Integration and Analysis Reports, and E3 Verification Procedures and Reports
5+ year performing EMI design support/analysis for EMI critical design features
Experience leading EMI design efforts with integrated product teams (IPTs)
Ability to present EMI design recommendations to IPT leads, program boards, and customers

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to meet program technical, cost, and schedule milestones
Prior experience performing EMI/EMC design work on a missile program
Prior experience performing EMI/EMC design work on fixed ground installations
Prior experience in E3 related areas such as ESD, HERO, TEMPEST
Prior experience leading technical teams in support of program execution to meet cost and schedule
Experience in modeling EM effects using simulation tools such as Spice, MATLAB, ANSYS HFSS/EMA3D/Maxwell, CST, or other codes

Responsibilities

Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts in EMI/EMC design
Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide innovative solutions
Ensure systems and equipment meet MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464 and other compliance requirements
Share extensive knowledge in the design and implementation of EMI/EMC controls, to include transient suppression, filter design, circuit board and flextape layout, cable shield design, equipment housing design and system grounding principles
Provide sound technical guidance in system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements
Consult/Lead reviews of technical schematics, drawings, plans and/or specifications
Oversee and support system technical performance measurement definition and tracking
Review and integrate work products developed by others
Provide regular mentorship / leadership to teams on EMI design topics