Electronics Engineer/ Principal Electronics Engineer
- Location:
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
This Electronics Engineer/ Principal Electronics Engineer position requires a blend of Hardware and Software skills with a hands-on approach to troubleshooting complex electronic systems. NGMS is seeking an Electronics Engineer with the desire to learn new technologies to join our innovative team to help develop, enhance and maintain system level test sets. In this role, the candidate will interface with subsystem test engineers, technicians, systems administrators, program managers, security team, and vendors in order to provide support for various test set tasks as required. Position focuses on the full design cycle of a system bench, from conception through design to fabrication and integration/test. Position may require some travel. This position will be located in Linthicum, MD.
What you'll get to do:
- Support design to cost, scope, and schedule activities
- Requirements definition review
- Panel & cable design, electrical interconnects & schematics creation
- Develop acceptance criteria & certification procedures
- Hardware checkout/troubleshooting/system integration
- Root cause determination, problem resolution and documentation
Basic Qualifications Electrical Engineer:
- Bachelors degree in STEM with 2 years’ experience or a Masters degree in STEM with 0 years’ experience. An additional 4 years' experience is lieu of experience is acceptable.
- The ability to read and interpret specifications, schematics and block diagrams
- Mix of hardware and software skills
- Experience with Electrical designs such as integrated (analog, power, digital) panel design, cable design, and schematic layouts.
- Work effectively in a team environment
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Work independently with minimal oversight
- Ability to obtain secret clearance
Basic Qualifications Principal Electrical Engineer:
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years’ experience or a Masters degree in STEM with 3 years’ experience or a Ph.D. degree in STEM with 0 years’ experience. An additional 4 years' experience is lieu of experience is acceptable.
- Experience with Electrical designs such as integrated (analog, power, digital), panel design, cable design, and schematic layouts.
- Work effectively in a team environment
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Work independently
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline
- Experience with electrical design tools such as Zuken, AutoCAD, PSpice, etc.
- Experience with hands-on troubleshooting with electrical hardware
- Experience with Programmable Automation Controllers
- Experience with using standard test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, pattern generators, and spectrum analyzers
- Active or Current Secret Clearance or higher is preferred