Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Radiation)

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, civil and commercial customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible possible.

SSSD is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to act as Radiation Effects & Survivability Engineer that will be responsible for hardening electronic systems against Natural Space Radiation Effects and both Endo- and Exo-Atmospheric Nuclear Weapon Effects. The Radiation Effects & Survivability Engineer works in close coordination with Program Radiation Effects and/or Nuclear Hardness & Survivability (NH&S) Leads as well as electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to analyze and test devices, designs, and systems across a variety of environments and systems including Satellites, Missiles, etc.

The Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer is expected to be a self-starter, and have excellent time management, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management and build strong mentoring relationships with Junior engineers.

This position will be fully onsite in Redondo Beach, CA, and it can be filled at either level 3 Principal Systems Engineer or level 4 Sr. Principal Systems Engineer. Additionally, this requisition is contingent upon capturing program award(s), acquiring and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding, and obtaining and maintaining the necessary clearance(s) prior to start date.

The Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer will mitigate against effects from any of the following areas:

Natural Space Environment Threats such as:

-Space Radiation Effects, including Single Event Effects (Upset, Latchup, Burnout, Transients, Functional Interrupts, etc.) from Heavy Ions, Protons, Galactic Cosmic Rays, Solar Flares, Electron/Protons Total Dose and Displacement Damage, etc.

-Space Survivability Threats, including Micrometeoroids, Orbital Debris, Atomic Oxygen, and UV degradation.

Hostile Nuclear Weapon Threats such as:

-Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics, comprising Total Dose, Displacement Damage and Prompt Dose Upset, Latchup, Burnout, and Transient effects from X-Ray, Gamma Ray, Neutron Environments

-EMP effects from environments such as High-Altitude EMP, Source Region EMP, Dispersed EMP, System-Generated EMP, Internal EMP, etc.

-Mechanical effects such as X-Ray Thermomechanical Shock, Plated Debris, Ground Shock, Thermal blast, Overpressure, Dust & Debris, Fallout, Scintillation, etc.

Essential Functions:

-Environment Analysis such as Environment Calculation/Derivation and Modeling, Radiation Transport, etc.

-Electrical Design Analysis such as Circuit Design/Simulation, Device Evaluations, Parameter Degradation Analysis and Derating Development, Circumvention & Recovery, Photocurrent Transient Protection and Burnout Mitigations, etc.

-Mechanical Design Analysis, such as Material and Coating Selections, Shielding and Shadowing Analyses, CAD review, etc.

-Cable & Harness Design Analysis such as Shield and Dielectric Material Selections, SGEMP Drive Current and Pin Threat Calculations, etc.

-Reliability Analysis such as SEE Rate Calculations, Ground Intervention Impacts, Availability Impacts, SEE Criticality Analyses, FIT Rate Contributions, etc.

-Test Support such as Test Planning, Parameter/Condition Selection, Test Circuit Development, Irradiations or tests for various effects (e.g. Total Dose, Displacement Damage