Principal Electronics Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Electronics Engineer based out of Rolling Meadows, IL.

The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Engineering team.

What you get to do:

 

Researches, designs, develops, orders, tests, maintains, and identifies improvements / corrective actions for a variety of electronic equipment, electronic and optical systems, including Lasers, Infrared sensors, Fiber Optics, along with an assortment of test equipment and associated systems.

 

• Troubleshoot production hardware to determine the root cause of failures and document and identify corrective actions
• Work with suppliers to resolve technical hardware issues
• Support production floor operators and test technicians in a timely fashion
• Optimize processes to reduce cost and increase throughput
• Maintain processes and procedures following ISO standards
• Data mine, create, and analyze metrics to target cost improvements
• Support hardware integration and test
• Create engineering documentation (change notices, parts lists, bills of materials, test reports, and test procedures)
• Supporting transition technologies from design to production
• Present complex technical concepts to non-technical personnel
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Proficient in MS Office

 

 

Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 5 years of related work experience. 3 Years with Master's; 1 Year with PhD with related work experience.
• Experience in programming embedded software using: C and Object-Oriented C++
• Experience in Circuit analysis
• Experience troubleshooting systems and hardware
• Experience with networking and troubleshooting test stations and computers
• Experience with setting up test stations
• The ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
• U.S Citizen

 

 

Preferred Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer:

 

• Experience with digital electronics design and/or analysis
• Experience using National Instruments LabWindows/CVI or LabVIEW
• Experience in using MATLAB and Simulink
• Experience with correlation studies
• Experience with optical systems
• Experience with fiber optics and/or laser test equipment
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment

 

 

 

MANUMS

Salary Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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