(DoD SkillBridge) Principal / Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago

(DoD SkillBridge) Principal / Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company that provides innovative solutions for military personnel transitioning to civilian careers. They are seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to design and fabricate Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) test sets, ensuring they meet the requirements for ground testing of flight hardware.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Hardware designElectrical Ground Support EquipmentIntegrated hardware designTest Automation SoftwareProblem resolutionTeam collaborationDocumentation skills

Required

Has served at least 180 days on active duty
Is within 12 months of separation or retirement
Will receive an honorable discharge
Has taken any service TAPS/TGPS
Has attended or participated in an ethics brief within the last 12 months
Received Unit Commander (first O-4/Field Grade commander in chain of command) written authorization and approval to participate in DoD SkillBridge Program prior to start of internship
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 for Principal Electronics Engineer
Proficient in hardware design to include panel and/or cable design, schematic layouts, etc
Minimum of 1 years' experience in hardware design for Principal Electronics Engineer
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
U.S. Citizenship required
Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline with 8 years of related experience, a master's degree in STEM discipline with 6 years of related experience, or Ph.D. with 3 years of experience for Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer
Minimum of 2 years' experience in hardware design for Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer

Preferred

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)

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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