Lead Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer (Common Cable Team)
Northrop Grumman
- USA
- $114,900-172,300 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Based on specific objectives, perform analysis, design, and/or test of complex designs.
- Perform comprehensive review of internal, external and range requirements to support launch vehicle system level design and vehicle subsystem design.
- As an Electrical Cable Design Team, you will be responsible for the design of electrical harnesses for power distribution, RF, communication and high-speed data signal, selection of harness components and hardware, connectors, backshells, cable and wire.
- Also understanding and application of EMI/RFI and harness shielding.
- Creation of harness detail and installation drawings.
- Support design configuration development and trade studies, provide technical guidance for hardware installation.
- Support the assembly and testing of cables and harnesses and maintain and report on activity schedule and technical status and find opportunities for improvements and operational cost and schedule savings.
- Mentor other engineers from a technical standpoint as well as perform senior peer review.
- Collaborate early and often with other engineering disciplines and operations/manufacturing groups.
- Broad understanding and application of company electrical engineering technical standards.
- Broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
- Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
- Studies basic design concepts and criteria for more complex problems.
- Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs of a similar nature.
- Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner while supporting team decisions and goals.
- Makes an extra effort to provide quality internal and external customer service.
- Constantly seeks new sources of information and provides information necessary to meet customer needs.
- Disciplined with escalation when required.
- Derives requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings.
- Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
- Patriciate in trade studies for both internal projects and procured equipment.
- Act with safety as your number one priority through every aspect of the role.
- Provides formal peer review of engineering designs or analyses for team members.
- BS in engineering and 9 Years, 7 Years with Masters in engineering, or 5 years with PHD in engineering. Electrical engineering preferred.
- Prior Experience designing Wire Harnesses for the Aerospace industry
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret Security clearance is required
- Active Secret Security Clearance, or higher
- Understanding and application of wire and component derating analysis
- Familiar with existing applicable harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4
- Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
- Experience designing and integrating electrical harnessing for spacecraft, launch vehicles, or aircraft
- 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 electrical system architectures used to meet customer requirements.