Northrop Grumman

Staff Systems Engineer - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3)

Northrop Grumman$152K — $229K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 8-12 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 8 years experience.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
  • Experience with MIL-STD-464 or MIL-STD-461 standards.
  • Experience in RF, Test, or design engineering.
  • Strong understanding of EMI principles and E3 design requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Write, interpret, and allocate E3 requirements across design levels.
  • Communicate complex E3 technical issues clearly to non-technical audiences.
  • Present E3 findings and solutions at design reviews to stakeholders.
  • Develop E3 design guidelines and conduct analyses on systems using EMI principles.
  • Design effective shielding, EMI filters, and interface circuitry for EMC compliance.
  • Prepare and review E3 test procedures and participate in compliance testing activities.
  • Mentor less experienced engineers and enhance Northrop Grumman's E3 engineering reputation.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Employees eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for personal use.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Systems Engineer - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

The position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Systems Engineering directorate.

Responsibilities:

•  All programs have E3 requirements, so an E3 engineer must be capable of writing, interpreting, allocating, tailoring and flowing down E3 requirements to all design levels.

•  E3 engineers interact across all phases of a program, so strong technical communication skills and a readiness to explain complex technical issues with brevity to an audience unfamiliar with the E3 topic are necessary.

•  E3 engineers need to present at design reviews to internal and external customers regarding E3 issues.

•  An E3 engineer must be capable of writing E3 design guidelines, developing models and performing analyses on components, subsystems and systems using EMI principles.

•  E3 engineers are responsible for designing ground systems, chassis and harness shielding, EMI filters, and selecting and laying out interface circuitry for achieving EMC.

•  E3 engineers are required to prepare and review E3 test procedures, E3 test reports, E3 technical analyses, E3 control plans, and participate in cross discipline design reviews for EMC.

•  To verify E3 requirements, E3 engineers need to design E3 test procedures and participate in E3 testing in accordance with governmental and non-governmental standards, for example MIL-STD 461, MIL-STD 464, DO-160.

•  Experienced E3 engineers at Northrop Grumman must help maintain and build on Aerospace System’s reputation for E3 expertise and quality by training and mentoring less experience E3 engineers.

•  E3 engineers must contribute to the overall knowledge and expertise in E3 engineering capability by developing processes, procedures, documentation, and protocols for the practice of E3 engineering at Northrop Grumman.

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 12 years of experience, OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of experience, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of experience.  

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance. Interim secret is required to start.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

• Must have experience with MIL-STD-464 or MIL-STD-461

• Must have experience in RF, Test or design engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering, with a specialty in Electromagnetics, RF, or analog circuitry.

• Experience with defense and aerospace industry practices, and programmatic skills supporting BOE, RFP, ROM, CAM, WBS, Risk assessments for E3 compliance is a plus for candidates.

• Ideal candidates can show extensive design experience with EMI filters, circuit layout and analysis for E3, shielding, lightning protection, cable and harnessing design.

• Candidates with working knowledge and experience in modeling and simulation of E3 using commercially available software is a plus.

• Experience with design for TEMPEST and EMI/EMC compliance and system level integration (bonding, grounding, shielding, filtering, transient suppression).

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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