• Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: No
• Positions Available: 1

We have a SkillBridge internship opening for an experienced Principal Electronics Engineer / Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Space Systems organization. This position is in Baltimore, MD.

This requisition is for a Test Set Design Engineer, who will be responsible for the design and fabrication of the Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) suite of test sets. The EGSE test sets are used to checkout, integrate, and operate Flight hardware during ground test. These test sets provide power, control, telemetry, safety interlocking, and cooling. This candidate will be part of a small EGSE Design Team supporting several programs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Panel & cable design, electrical interconnects & schematics, developing acceptance criteria & certification procedures, and hardware checkout/troubleshooting.
2. Root cause determination, problem resolution and documentation are expected.
3. Interface with subsystem test engineers, test operators, technicians, systems administrators, security team, and vendors to provide support for various test set tasks as required.
4. Full design cycle of EGSE, from conception through design to fabrication and integration/test.

Basic Qualifications Principal Electronics Engineer (level 3):

• Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience, a master's degree in STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience.
• Proficient in hardware design to include panel and/or cable design, schematic layouts, etc.
• Minimum of 1 year's experience in hardware design.
• Must be retiring or separating from the military within 1 year to be eligible.
• Must have an Active Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer (level 4):

• Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline with 9 years of related experience, a master's degree in STEM discipline with 7 years of related experience, or Ph.D. with 4 years of experience.
• Proficient in hardware design to include panel and/or cable design, schematic layouts, etc.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in hardware design.
• Must be retiring or separating from the military within 1 year to be eligible.
• Must have an Active Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS clearance.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in hardware design.
• Proficient with integrated (analog, power, digital) hardware design.
• Proficient with lab test equipment, such as DMMs, O-Scopes, or related.
• Proficient with electrical design tools (e.g., Zuken, AutoCAD, PSpice).
• Proficient with hands-on troubleshooting with electrical hardware.
• Proficient in Test Automation Software (LabView, TCL, MATLAB).

Salary Range: $102,400 - $153,600

Salary Range 2: $127,000 - $190,600

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.