Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Electrical - Subsystem Wiring Design

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical wiring designs of a functional system including the selection of aircraft-type conductors and electro-mechanical components such as connectors, relays, switches, circuit breakers, terminal junction systems, etc. in accordance with AS 50881 and proven commercial practices.
• Support design requirements for electrical power generation, conversion and distribution systems, and circuit protective requirements for aerospace vehicle systems including Electrical Loads Analysis, test procedures, power architectures, reports, analyses, and other vehicle power related deliverables.
• Familiarization with MIL-STD-704 required.
• Responsible for all aspects of system/component design and development including trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification, and troubleshooting.
• May participate on a subcontractor management team and will act as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development, qualification, and procurement.
• System level test planning, execution support, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting.
• System level evaluations to verify requirements and ensure airworthiness criteria are met.

  Requirements

  • Experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems.
  • Cable Bundle Design Experience, Capital Harness Experience, or Architecture Design Experience.
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance.
  • The ability to obtain any Program Special access required within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

  Qualifications

  • Principal Engineer: Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of relevant experience; OR Masters of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 3 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of relevant experience.
  • Sr. Principal Engineer: BS in a STEM discipline and 8 years of relevant experience; OR MS in a STEM discipline and 6 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of relevant experience.

  Benefits

  Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

  Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.