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Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSS) Payload and Ground Systems Division (PGSD) delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions. The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in Linthicum, MD enables these hardware solutions by providing digital architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms.

NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way. Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions.

EDA is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer responsible for the research, design, and development of space hardware products. Expertise in digital or EO/IR component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, circuit level design, verification and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Work with engineers in other disciplines to develop these circuits into final products. Help guide and determine technical direction of programs using advanced technical principles, theories and concepts including the development of new principles and concepts. This position will support Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit in Linthicum, MD.

Principal Electronics Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in electrical engineering or comparable STEM degree

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant engineering experience 3+ years with MS degree; 0 years with a Ph.D.

• Experience in electronics design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout tools

• Be able to work on multi-discipline engineering teams and communicate clearly within integrated product team

• Experience with testing and using lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMM, spectrum analyzers)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance

Sr Principal Electronics Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in electrical engineering or comparable STEM degree with 9+ years of relevant engineering experience 7+ years with MS degree; 4+ years with a Ph.D.

• Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications

• Proficient in electronics design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout tools

• Led multiple board designs from schematic capture to board release

• Be able to work on multi-discipline engineering teams and communicate clearly within integrated product team

• Easily adapt to design challenges to meet program goals and deadlines

• Experience with testing and using lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMM, spectrum analyzers)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Top Secret / SCI security clearance

• EO/IR board design for front end design applications

• Worst Case Circuit Analysis

• Signal integrity analysis (SERDES, Bit error rates, jitter components and contributors, board to board analysis)

• Power integrity analysis

• Proficient in design and analysis tools: Mentorgraphics Xpedition, Hyperlynx/Keysight ADS

Salary Range: $99,800 USD - $149,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $123,800 USD - $185,800 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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