Sr Principal Electro-Mechanical Components Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Oxnard, CA, USA, Goleta, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 9 years’ relevant experience; OR 7 years’ relevant experience with a Masters’ degree in a STEM discipline; OR 4 years’ relevant experience with a PhD
- Experience in providing technical guidance and direction to support electro-mechanical engineering activities in the design, test, production, and maintenance phases of a project
- Ability to travel to subcontractors, and between the Oxnard and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers as needed
- US Citizenship required
Responsibilities
- Monitor and coordinate technical design and development of hardware at subcontractors. Lead resolution for issues impacting quality and yield
- Support Qualification Test Readiness Review at Supplier as well as approve test results for compliance with technical requirements
- Support Production Readiness Reviews to ensure subcontractor has all information, planning, equipment ready to execute successfully
- Lead First Article Inspections of hardware coordinating with stakeholders in Global Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing. Drive closure on action items and resolve any discrepancies
- Support product delivery by approving acceptance test and inspection data ensuring compliance with contract technical requirements
- Perform cell layout design, power calculations, wire routing, and development of electrical interface control drawings for solar array designs
- Derive requirements for release devices, motors, actuators, telemeters, and electrical interconnect hardware
- Provide electro-mechanical component technical guidance and direction to engineering team in the design, test, production, and maintenance phases of a project
- Recommend and support the selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis of components
- Applies electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components; and quality testing
- Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into component systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
- Use independent, advanced knowledge and ideas to guide the development and implementation of technical solutions to highly complex problems
- Participate in anomaly resolution by supporting Failure Review Boards (FRB) and providing non-conformance and failure analysis assessments
- Review and approve analysis and engineering drawings
- Develop and present materials for project related briefings including design reviews to be given to internal and external customers
- Collaborate with other disciplines including design, manufacturing, quality, and procurement
Preferred Qualifications
- MS degree in Aerospace, Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- Understanding of mechanics including loads and stress calculations, stiffness, strength
- Understanding of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, Ohms Law, power, heat generation/dissipation, inductance, magnetic permeability, insulation, capacitance, ESD & mitigation
- Ability to provide technical communication and coordination with internal and external customers