Principal Electrical Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: East Hartford
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description - Principal Electrical Engineer (20031647)What's great about Northrop GrummanBe part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.Did you know?Many sites have 9/80 days, telework and flexible scheduling options, plus generous paid time off.Indeed named Northrop Grumman a top 15 company for work/life balance in 2019. We were rated 1 by Millennials on Indeed as the Best Company to work for in 2018.Principal Electrical EngineerRequisition ID: 20031647Location: United States-Connecticut-East HartfordUS Citizenship Required for this Position: YesRelocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be availableClearance Type: Top SecretShift: 1st ShiftTravel: NoJob Posting Category: Engineering Description Principal Electrical Engineer --- Special Programs East Hartford CTAdaptive Optics Associates --- Xinetics (AOA Xinetics), a wholly-owned Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Payload and Ground Systems Division Business Venture, is currently seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to support Special Programs business activities in East Hartford CT.AOA Xinetics (AOX) is a leader in developing ---smart--- electro-optical and opto-mechanical products. Across its three Business Areas Xinetics, Image Metrology and Special Programs, AOX designs, manufactures and services optical & photonic solutions world-wide. Our customers include Government, Industrial, U.S. Defense Primes and Second-tier Contractors; Markets for these technologies include astronomy, logistics, and defense missions such as directed energy and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (i.e. ISR); several potential direct and adjacent market segments also exist. AOX excels in a range of applications from adaptive optical systems, deformable mirrors, wavefront sensors, and sub-nanometer precision actuators to photonic systems that acquire and process data in real time for a variety of high-availability applications. AOX---s market offerings include lightweight passive and active CERAFORMTM and CERAPRINTTM silicon carbide (SiC) optics and precision structures as well as large and small precision opto-mechanical systems supporting electronics and sophisticated controls software.OverviewReporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, the Principal Electrical Engineer will join an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists on different project assignments. The successful candidate should have proven abilities in electronic hardware product design, design support, testing, proposal development, and requirement specifications development efforts.Responsibilities Collaborate with peers and other engineering disciplines in planning, designing and prototyping complex electromechanical systemsDesign electronic circuit boards for use in electromechanical systems for commercial, industrial, defense/government and other industriesComplete tasks according to schedule, budget, cost, and design objectives Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems Work under general direction, independently determines and develops approach to solutions Qualifications Basic Qualifications:Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering5 years of experience in analog, digital, and mixed signal electronic system designFull lifecycle design experience of multilayer SMT printed circuit boards (PCBs) Design experience that includes signal conditioning, pulse width modulation, microcontrollers, control and feedback systems, distributed hardware systems, etc.Design experience that includes: Ethernet, CAN, USB, UART, I2C, and SPIElectronic circuit design simulation experience using SPICEHands on use of oscilloscopes, function generators, DMM and JTAG development toolsStrong verbal/written communication and presentation skills Proficient MS Office skillsUS Citizenship is a requirement for employmentAbility to obtain a Top Secret Security ClearancePreferred Qualifications:Analog design experience in analog low noise, analog filters, shielding, and/or EMICircuit design experience in low power applicationsExperience developing motor control circuits for stepper and BLDC motorsDesign experience using the STM32 ARM Cortex microcontrollersEmbedded design experience incorporating Xilinx FPGAsDigital hardware design and simulation experience using VHDL Schematic capture using Mentor Graphics DxDesignerExperience developing embedded firmware using CProject leadership Active Top Secret Security ClearancePhysical Requirements: Ability to sit or stand for long periods of timeNorthrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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