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Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Electromagnetic Environmental Effects – E3

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Electromagnetic Environmental Effects – E3

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationPalmdale, CA, USA, Melbourne, FL, USA
Salary$95300 – $178000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of experience, OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year experience for Principal Systems Engineer
  • Bachelor of science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of experience OR Master of science degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience, OR a Doctorate in a STEM discipline and 4 years of experience for Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
  • Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
  • Experience with MIL-STD-464 or MIL-STD-461
  • 2 years of experience in RF, Test or design engineering

Responsibilities

  • Writing, interpreting, allocating, tailoring and flowing down E3 requirements to all design levels
  • Interacting across all phases of a program and explaining complex technical issues
  • Presenting at design reviews to internal and external customers regarding E3 issues
  • Writing E3 design guidelines, developing models and performing analyses on components, subsystems and systems using EMI principles
  • Designing ground systems, chassis and harness shielding, EMI filters, and selecting and laying out interface circuitry for achieving EMC
  • Preparing and reviewing E3 test procedures, E3 test reports, E3 technical analyses, E3 control plans, and participating in cross discipline design reviews for EMC
  • Designing E3 test procedures and participating in E3 testing in accordance with governmental and non-governmental standards
  • Training and mentoring less experienced E3 engineers and contributing to the overall knowledge and expertise in E3 engineering capability

Preferred Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a specialty in Electromagnetics, RF, or analog circuitry
  • Experience with defense and aerospace industry practices, and programmatic skills supporting BOE, RFP, ROM, CAM, WBS, Risk assessments for E3 compliance
  • Extensive design experience with EMI filters, circuit layout and analysis for E3, shielding, lightning protection, cable and harnessing design
  • Working knowledge and experience in modeling and simulation of E3 using commercially available software
  • Experience with design for TEMPEST and EMI/EMC compliance and system level integration (bonding, grounding, shielding, filtering, transient suppression)