Principal Electrical Engineer 3 – (egse)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Chandler, AZ +1 · Electrical

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for their Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) group in Chandler, AZ. The role involves the design, test, and sustainment of EGSE and test support equipment for launch vehicles. Responsibilities include performing analysis, design, and testing of complex system-level designs with minimal guidance, preparing engineering materials for reviews, and participating in trade studies. Desired experience includes ATE design and testing, avionics testing, root cause failure analysis, and leading teams. Experience with LabVIEW, Security+ certifications, and classified systems is also sought.

What you'd actually do

  1. Based on specific objectives, work with a system electrical engineering team to perform analysis, design, and test of complex “system level” designs with a focus on the electrical ground support equipment and test support equipment for the launch vehicle.
  2. Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
  3. Derives requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings.
  4. Evaluate, with supervision, uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
  5. Provides formal peer review of simple engineering designs or analyses for less experienced engineers.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s in Engineering or Master’s in Engineering
  • Proficient knowledge of electrical engineering principles
  • Design, Test, or Integration experience with EGSE or similar equipment
  • Experience with processes applicable to operating EGSE in secure environments

Nice to have

  • Design, test, and/or integration and deployment of electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) or test support equipment (TSE).
  • Design, test, programming, and/or integration and deployment of automated test equipment (ATE).
  • Testing of avionics, electronic components, or electrical systems using purpose designed test equipment.
  • Burndown of nonconformances and/or root cause failure analysis of electronic systems.
  • Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
  • Leading teams or personnel in the execution of test procedures.
  • Leading teams or personnel in the design of electronic equipment.
  • Management or tracking of projects through a product life cycle.
  • Support of manufacturing engineering during the production of test equipment products.
  • Experience with telemetry systems including decoms and chapter 10 recorders.
  • Development or support of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) or other integrations labs.
  • Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resource and other project challenges.
  • Mentoring and cross-training team members across a diverse set of technologies and equipment architectures used to meet customer requirements.
  • Knowledgeable with the use of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads.
  • Broad or high-level circuit design and analysis.
  • LabVIEW/TestStand programming and NI hardware and software products.
  • Contributions to process improvement initiatives.
  • CompTIA Security+ or similar certifications.
  • Usage and troubleshooting of networks, Windows systems, and RHEL or other Linux distributions.
  • Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies.

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance at time of application.