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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Sr Principal Electrical Engineer 5248-1

Roy, UT

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $184K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to join their test design and analysis team. The role involves the architecture, development, and delivery of cable/harness engineering design solutions for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define and document electrical interconnects through coordination with system, subsystem, and unit engineers

Pro-actively communicate across teams to ensure critical data is identified for collection

Incorporate project flow down requirements into the harness/cable design

Prepare and present harness subsystem design, architecture and implementation plans at various design team meetings and reviews

Assist in establishing harness/cable routing and segmentation

Perform voltage drop analysis and capacitance studies

Experience in RF transmission line analysis and performance

Provide support to Manufacturing, Procurement, Lab Integration and Test

Design and implement Test and Measurement systems in a the lab space

Perform Technical Lead review and provide sign off on electrical harness and wiring diagrams

Qualification

CableHarness DesignElectrical System AnalysisData Acquisition SystemsRF Transmission Line AnalysisEMI/RF PrinciplesCircuit Design AnalysisHarness FabricationMicrosoft VisioAutoCADTeamcenterPresentation SkillsCollaboration Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

1 year of experience with basic data signal types (MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, CAN etc.)

1 year of experience with circuit design analysis and electrical system sizing/protection as well as various wire shielding requirements

1 year of experience with wire gauge sizing, voltage drop analysis, and derating analysis

1 year of experience with harness fabrication, component (back-shell, connector, cable and wire) selection and installation processes with hands-on experience

1 year of experience with EMI/RF principles and their application to harness shielding

1 year of experience with Parts, Materials and Processes for electrical harness related to power distribution, RF, communication and high-speed data signal applications, as well as manufacturing support

1 year of experience Data Acquisition and Instrumentation systems

Familiarity with industry cable and harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4 and AS50881