Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer for the team. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• The Flight Systems Futures team oversees the design and development, procurement/manufacturing, and integration & test of novel flight systems across a broad spectrum of applications.

• Attending internal program, customer and/or supplier technical exchange meetings

• Support formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.

• Working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.

• Ensure appropriate coordination between electrical design and other integration teams.

• Coordinate electrical system engineering content and work products.

• Conduct electrical analysis and/or develop LRU electrical designs

• Develop Product Definition Packages (PDPs)/Analysis Data Packages (ADPs) and take them through the full review and release process.

• Review engineering deliverables such as one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, part data sheets, interconnect connect diagrams, specifications, electrical analysis and trade studies.

• May perform research, trade studies, evaluation, and systems integration in electrical or electro-mechanical systems, cables, connectors, power systems, test equipment, and more.

• Possess strong interpersonal skills to work effectively to understand system level interdependencies that impact electrical requirements and design constraints. Demonstrate leadership principles – Integrity, respect, organizational, communication etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of relevant experience, OR a Masters degree and 3 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 1 years of relevant experience. 

• Position can be filled one level higher, 8 years of relevant experience, OR a Masters degree and 6 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 4 years of relevant experience. 

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years

• Must have electrical design experience for hypersonic systems, flight systems, missiles, etc.

• Functional block diagram, Visio preferred

• Schematic capture, Altium preferred

• PSPICE electrical simulation

• Electrical requirements development, assisting system engineers

• Electrical analysis for compliance with requirements

• Electrical interface control document generation

• Electrical system architecture design, including grounding, power distribution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in RF system design and/or Hardware design, communication busses and discrete signaling

• Electrical component selection

• Electrical subsystem selection

• Analog circuit design

• Digital circuit design

• Circuit analysis and troubleshooting

• Operate oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and other basic electronics lab equipment

• Circuit board design

• Electronic circuit testing and test plan development

• Cable design and testing

• Engineering for EMI/EMC/ESD compliance, Mil-Std-464

• Responsible engineer (RE) for electronics subsystems

• Manage 3rd party contractors and vendors

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.