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Northrop Grumman, located in Corinne, UT, is currently recruiting for an Electrical Engineer for the Sr Principal Engineer Energetics Manufacturing position in Facilities Engineering.
Job Summary Including Duties and Responsibilities
- Comprehensive power system design, control systems, and machine safety experience.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplined project team.
- Ability to manage large complex projects with skills in power, control and electrical industrial automation.
- Provide detailed cost estimates for project design and implementation.
- Design electrical schematics, one-line diagrams and related electrical drawings.
- Design low & medium voltage power distribution systems; specify power distribution equipment, transformers and switch gear; MCC’s, power distribution panels, high resistance grounds, UPS’s and back-up generators.
- Project management with supervision over all aspects of a project, including mechanical, civil, and other crafts, overseeing budget and schedule.
- Interact with contractors or internal resources for project installation/construction supervision.
- Develop specifications documents and interact with vendors or contractors during bid process.
- Develop electrical maintenance guidelines for industrial equipment.
- Ability to coordinate with maintenance and electricians to troubleshoot electrical equipment.
- Knowledge of Arc Flash ability to perform analysis using ETAP software.
- Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) used to control a variety of equipment, processes, machine tools, and robotics, including Allen Bradley PLC’s and Rockwell Software.
- Design, specify, and program servo drives and variable frequency drives (VFD) for motor control applications.
Basic Requirements:
- BS degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 8 years industrial facility electrical design experience or related
- Industrial power and control design experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Must be willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance
Preferred Requirements:
- Power distribution experience.
- AutoCAD design experience.
- Knowledge of Arc Flash ability to perform analysis using ETAP software.
- Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) used to control a variety of equipment, processes, machine tools, and robotics, including Allen Bradley PLC’s and Rockwell Software.
- Ability to design and configure VFDs.
- Ability to design and configure servos.
Skills Required
- BS in Electrical Engineering.
- 8 years minimum industrial facility electrical design experience.
- Industrial power and control design experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Knowledge of National Electric Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, UL508A, and NFPA 79 standards.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplined project team.
- Comprehensive power system design, control systems, and machine safety experience.
- Ability to manage large complex projects with skills in power, control and electrical industrial automation.
- Design electrical schematics, one-line diagrams and related electrical drawings.
- Design low & medium voltage power distribution systems; specify power distribution equipment, transformers and switch gear; MCCs, power distribution panels, high resistance grounds, UPSs and back-up generators.
- Project management with supervision over all aspects of a project, including mechanical, civil, and other crafts, overseeing budget and schedule.
- Ability to coordinate with maintenance and electricians to troubleshoot electrical equipment.
- Power distribution experience.
- AutoCAD design experience.
- Knowledge of Arc Flash analysis using ETAP software.
- Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), including Allen Bradley PLCs and Rockwell Software.
- Ability to design and configure VFDs.
- Ability to design and configure servos.
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.







