Sentinel - Principal / Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - 10048-1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 an Sr Principal Electrical Engineer/ Principal Electrical Engineer .  This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

Selected candidate will be responsible for the architecture, development, and delivery of multiple cable/harness engineering design solutions. This role provides the opportunity to be a technical expert, take ownership of the Special Test Equipment (STE) statement of work from concept design to product delivery, and to be one of the recognized Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) within the team for Cable, Harness, and Instrumentation. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Define and document electrical interconnects through coordination with system, subsystem, and unit engineers
• Pro-actively communicate across teams to ensure critical data is identified for collection.
• Incorporate project flow down requirements into the harness/cable design
• Prepare and present harness subsystem design, architecture and implementation plans at various design team meetings and reviews
• Assist in establishing harness/cable routing and segmentation
• Perform voltage drop analysis and capacitance studies
• Experience in RF transmission line analysis and performance
• Provide support to Manufacturing, Procurement, Lab Integration and Test
• Design and implement Test and Measurement systems in a the lab space.
• Perform Technical Lead review and provide sign off on electrical harness and wiring diagrams.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Electrical Engineer: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of experience; or PhD with 1 years of experience
• Senior Principal Electrical Engineer: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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
• At least 1 year of experience with basic data signal types (MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, CAN etc.)
• At least 1 year of experience with circuit design analysis and electrical system sizing/protection as well as various wire shielding requirements
• At least 1 year of experience with wire gauge sizing, voltage drop analysis, and derating analysis
• At least 1 year of experience with harness fabrication, component (back-shell, connector, cable and wire) selection and installation processes with hands-on experience
• At least 1 year of experience with EMI/RF principles and their application to harness shielding
• At least 1 year of experience with Parts, Materi