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Northrop Grumman's Space Systems sector is seeking for an Sr Principal Circuit Design Engineer . This position is in our Strategic Deterrent Systems Division to execute the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Sentinel Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program in support of the United States Air Force. This position will be located in Roy, UT .
What You'll Get To Do:
GBSD has an opening for an experienced Actuator Motor Drive Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The individual in this lead role will develop Analog board designs utilized in the Guidance Computer (GC) IPT. The GC is a high reliability, radiation hardened flight controller for the GBSD Aerospace Vehicle (AVE). The GBSD Guidance Computer contains digital processing, digital I/O, and analog actuator/power I/O electronics functions. The scope of this role includes collaboration with systems engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and other electrical engineers to perform design trades and requirements flowdown, to create interconnection drawings, to perform electrical analysis, to develop test plans, and ultimately to deliver working hardware that meets program requirements. The qualified candidate will be an actuator motor drive design engineer who will work on an actuator drive board design and development with application in an embedded control processing function. This position reports directly to the Guidance Computer Unit Responsible Design Engineer (RDE).
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 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.
Job Qualifications:
You'll Bring These Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with 9 years' experience; 7 years' experience with a Master's degree; or 4 years' experience with a PhD.
Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance as a condition of continued employment
Experience with electrical circuit design including architecture development, conceptual design, detail circuit design, schematics development, and/or worst case analysis
Experience with valve and motor control electronics design, analysis and/or verification
Proficiency with PSpice and/or MathCAD
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Control Systems or Communications and 7 years of engineering experience in an aerospace environment
Experience with requirements development, system integration, and flight/production test activities
Salary Range: $112,000 - $168,000
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.
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .
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