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Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago

Principal/Sr Principal Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout Design Engineer - R10207181-3

Dayton, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$100K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a Principal/Sr Principal Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout Design Engineer to support architecture definition and product design. The selected individual will work on board designs across the full product life cycle process, collaborating with engineering disciplines to ensure compliance with design standards and addressing manufacturability challenges.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with all engineering disciplines to incorporate their constraints into the Mentor Xpedition PCB CAD database

Understand and adhere to the core Product Engineering PCB design processes, ensuring that the team understands and remain compliant

Develop an expert understanding of our high reliability design standards

Lead PCB design reviews, and help to create PCB design schedules

Become knowledgeable with our internal build specs, industry standards, and understand PCB manufacturability

Perform PCB Librarian duties such as symbol and cell creation and verification

Define PCB stackups and mechanical structures

Perform complex circuit card layout tasks including DDR memory interfaces, high speed SERDES links, high density interconnects, RF transmission lines, and RF shapes

Simulate completed PCB designs for crosstalk, loss, and signal integrity issues

Qualification

PCB layout designMentor XpeditionIPC industry standardsComplex circuit card designElectronic packagingTeam collaborationProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, technology, engineering, or related discipline with at least 5 years of experience; 3 years with Masters Degree; OR 1 years with a PhD

Experience with layout of complex printed circuit boards using industry standard design tools

Current understanding of IPC industry standards

Knowledge of how PCBs are produced and current understanding of design and manufacturability challenges

Full design cycle participation of a complex circuit card

Must be a US Citizen