2023 Electrical Engineer - Chantilly, VA

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10068738
Category: Engineering
Location: Chantilly, VA, USA
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman is seeking Electrical Engineers. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in Chantilly, VA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Signals Intelligence Mission Solutions (SMS) Department.

Evaluate electrical systems, products, components, and applications by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of electricity and materials.
Perform routine operational tests and fault isolation on development systems and equipment to ensure conformance with design specifications.
Diagnose and isolate malfunctions down to component level.
Conduct defined engineering tests and collect data as assigned.
Confirm system's and components' capabilities by designing testing methods; testing properties.
Develop electrical products by studying customer requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials.
Develop manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for building and assembling electrical components; soliciting observations from operators.
Assure product quality by designing electrical testing methods; testing finished products and system capabilities.
Prepare product reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Frequent coordination with electrical engineers on design constraints and firmware engineers for PCB bring-up

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a level 1 or a level 2. Basic qualifications for an Electrical Engineer 1 are a Bachelor's Degree. Basic qualifications for an Electrical Engineer 2 are a Master's Degree.

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

Be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD) from an accredited institution.
Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree or Electrical Engineering.
Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile).
Possess an active SECRET security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
Experience with Microsoft Office suite

Preferred Qualifications:

Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher
Possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or eligible to obtain the clearance
Knowledge of systems engineering, lifecycle design and development
Knowledge of engineering development activities to include design, test, checkout, fabrication, modification, and/or assembly of electronic and electromechanical systems
Knowledge of applications that may include analog, digital and/or video type circuits and logic systems
Familiarity or working knowledge of creating schematics and diagrams
Knowledge of prototype building, environmental testing, and/or simple developmental engineering tasks
Experience in the design and development of microelectronics, reverse engineering, material sciences an overall understanding of custom electrical engineering techniques used in the integration of complex electrical systems in tightly constrained spaces.
Knowledge of embedded firmware and hardware systems
Experience or training in basic Surface Mount Technology (SMT) soldering and assembly skills.
Experience in detailed schematic capture and multi-layer PCB layout for analog and high speed digital circuits - *KiCAD is a plus*
Experience with various computer/hardware interfaces such as USB 2.0/3.x, RS-232 serial port, I2C, SPI, JTAG, and SATA

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Salary Range: $85,100 USD - $89,400 USD
Salary Range 2: $100,900 USD - $108,200 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. 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. In addition, 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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.%32886573% %%engelectric%%

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