Sr Principal Engineer Circuit Design (No Clearance Req'd) Redondo Beach, CA

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Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil 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.

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Senior Principle Engineer Circuit Design (Power and Control) to join our team of creative and diverse engineers within the Electronics and Payloads directorate. The position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Designing, analyzing, and testing high-reliability power and control electronics

  • Conduct circuit design, analysis, and simulations

  • Perform Hardware testing and validation

  • Provide manufacturing test support on deliverable hardware

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, 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 position's 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.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline from an accredited institution. Minimum 9 related experience with development and delivery of hardware through lifecycle of programs (proposal, architecture, design, production and test); 7 years with Masters; 4 years with PhD.

  • Knowledge of designing and testing analog, RF and digital circuits

  • Proficiency with PSpice or Simplis/Simetrix or LTSpice and MathCAD

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret or SSBI/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Control Systems or Communications and 5 years of engineering experience in an aerospace environment

  • Active SSBI/SCI clearance

  • Knowledge of control systems and feedback theory

  • Knowledge of Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) Operation

  • Experience with the design and test of phase locked loops, frequency synthesizers, and high-speed mixed signal control systems

  • Experienced in Earned Value Management Systems

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Salary Range: $129,700 - $194,500

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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