Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Redondo Beach, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer (Electrical Design and Integration) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA.
You'll be joining the Vehicle Integration (VI) organization. The VI organization provides innovative research, technology development and engineering for aircraft advanced design, including mechanical design and mechanisms, thermal systems, environment control systems, secondary power systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, fire protection systems and electrical systems. The selected candidate will apply electrical design integration support for cable system schematics and cable design. Candidate will be responsible for electrical cable and harness design and need experience in wire harness and RF cable design, as well as avionics subsystem architectures.
Responsibilities include:
Developing electrical roadmaps, system schematics, wiring diagrams, parts wire list, and notes lists, as part of cable assembly build to print definition utilizing Mentor Capital
They will also work closely with mechanical design integration electrical routers to establish physical design characteristics such as wire length.
Design and analysis of wire harness and RF cable assemblies
Contribution to creation of technical presentations to internal team and/or customer team
Development of cable drawings
Collaborate with other subsystem engineers in order to integrate all systems into required platform
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, organized, independently directed with good problem-solving skills, able to perform effectively despite concurrent work tasks and will possess strong communication, leadership, and team skills.
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Electrical Engineer (Electrical Design and Integration)
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience OR a PhD in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience
Demonstrated experience with wire harness and RF cable design
Fundamental understanding of wire gauge sizing and voltage drop analysis
Understanding of basic data signal types (MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, CAN etc.)
Basic circuit design analysis and electrical system sizing/protection as well as various wire shielding requirements
Experience with military aircraft avionics subsystems
A current active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or higher, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
Experience with Mentor Capital application
Prior experience in leading a team of engineers
Proficiency in design tools such as Microsoft Visio, RapidHarness, NX, AutoCAD, CATIA
Prior experience in coordinating with multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) within a dynamic program environment
Experience with suppliers and supplier coordination
Salary Range: $133,000 - $199,600
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.
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 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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