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Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Design Integration Electrical Engineer - Level 3/4 to join the Vehicle Engineering Directorate within Western Region Engineering. In this role, you will support spacecraft, and/or payload electrical integration tasks. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Electrical systems requirements development & analysis
- System, subsystem, and unit-to-unit electrical block diagram generation
- Power and command & telemetry hardware resource management and allocation
- Electrical Connectivity development for spacecraft harness design
- Fusing, signal integrity, and electrical interface compatibility analysis
- Cable & Harness Design
- Provide feedback regarding impacts of possible cost and/ or schedule changes
- Work and execute independently with some technical oversight
- Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on best practices
- Provide support to Manufacturing and Spacecraft Assembly and Test
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications for Design Integration Electrical Engineer - Level 3:
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in STEM with 1 year of relevant experience
- Must have active SCI access at the time of application or an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company, prior to the start date
- Experience with aerospace hardware design and integration
- Experience in electrical troubleshooting of components and equipment
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
Basic Qualifications for Design Integration Electrical Engineer - Level 4:
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in STEM with 4 years of relevant experience
- Must have active SCI access at the time of application or an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company, prior to the start date
- Experience with aerospace hardware design and integration
- Experience in electrical troubleshooting of components and equipment
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
Preferred Qualifications:
- Spacecraft and/or payload electrical design integration, cable & harness design, and/or command & telemetry database development background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, to operation support
- Demonstrated multidisciplinary skillset with the ability to work with manufacturing and other engineering disciplines
- Understanding of electrical interface standards such as MIL-STD-1553, LVDS, RS-422, etc.
- Previous experience with software tools such as PSPICE, MATLAB, Mentor Graphics, Routed Systems Design (RSD), HarneSys, CATIA V5, NX, Siemens Capital, Microsoft Access, Visio
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years relevant experience OR Master's in STEM with 3 years OR PhD in STEM with 1 year (Level 3)
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years relevant experience OR Master's in STEM with 6 years OR PhD in STEM with 4 years (Level 4)
- Active SCI access at time of application OR active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI access prior to start
- Experience with aerospace hardware design and integration
- Experience in electrical troubleshooting of components and equipment
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
- Electrical systems requirements development and analysis, block diagram generation, power and command & telemetry hardware resource management, and electrical connectivity for harness design
- Cable and harness design, fusing, signal integrity, and electrical interface compatibility analysis; support to manufacturing and spacecraft assembly and test
- Spacecraft/payload electrical design integration, command & telemetry database development, and full lifecycle experience (concept to operation)
- Understanding of electrical interface standards (MIL-STD-1553, LVDS, RS-422)
- Familiarity with PSPICE, MATLAB, Mentor Graphics, RSD, HarneSys, CATIA V5, NX, Siemens Capital, Microsoft Access, Visio
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