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Northrop Grumman · 3 hours ago

Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - R10221412

Linthicum Heights, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$136K/yr - $204K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. They are seeking a Senior Principal Electronics Engineer to join their Hardware Engineering Organization, where the individual will analyze and enhance electronic hardware for mission systems, providing critical analysis to solve root causes and guide engineering teams.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Diagnose and isolate failure modes using advanced electrical and thermal characterization tools, including oscilloscopes, parametric analyzers, and curve tracers

Investigate and identify root causes of components and device level failures such as short, opens, excessive leakage, performance degradation, thermal instability

Must have fundamental knowledge in failure mechanisms and accelerated life testing of electronic devices

Analyze electronic components using non-destructive and destructive techniques such as X-ray imaging, acoustic microscope, time-domain reflectometry, IV curves

Collaborate with cross-discipline teams of engineers to determine root cause and provide corrective action for improving reliability life cycle within design, manufacturing and qualification

Familiarity with reading electronic schematics for electronic components and circuit cards

Actively participate in technical reviews to share technical analysis results with program stakeholders

Working knowledge of compound semiconductor fabrication and testing

Fundamental knowledge of electronic packages construction and functionality: FPGA, QFNs, Wire-bonding, Flip-Chip devices

Communicate technical results and status updates to management and program stakeholders

Qualification

Electrical engineeringFailure analysisElectronic schematicsRoot cause analysisHands-on testingThermal characterizationAccelerated life testingCompound semiconductor knowledgeCommunication skillsProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

U.S. Citizenship is required

Familiarity with electronic circuit schematics and component failure modes/mechanisms

Demonstrated clear and effective verbal and written communication skills to be able to interact with team members, peers and leadership within NGMS and the customer community

The ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance

Ability to work full-time onsite at the Linthicum, MD NGMS facility