Electrical Engineer III

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Based on specific objectives, aid senior engineers with the analysis, test, documentation, and data review of complex designs.  Study design concepts and criteria to ascertain knowledge of the engineering principles involved.  Under the guidance of senior engineers, perform qualification testing, characterization testing, troubleshooting, and test data review of completed designs. 

Job Responsibilities

Job Knowledge/Technical Skills – Basic understanding and application of company electrical engineering technical standards.

• Basic technical understanding and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Ability to execute development/characterization tests and performs basic analyses under the close supervision of senior engineers.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Solid understanding of digital and analog device types and their functionality.
• Basic programming knowledge.

Problem Solving/Innovation - With guidance and direction from senior engineers, perform root cause analysis of failures involving complex assemblies.

• Ability to perform basic circuit analysis and troubleshooting.
• Perform data analysis to identify trends that may indicate poor part performance or degradation.

Liaison - Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner.

• Supports 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.

Requirements Derivation / Test Development – Assist senior engineers in evaluating and documenting derived requirements and tests.

• Supports the testing, evaluation/validation, and/or documentation of an electrical component, subsystem, or system analytical model or implementation.

Risk and Uncertainty Quantification – Under senior engineering guidance assist with the evaluation of uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.

• Under close supervision, perform tests to characterize off-nominal operation of components.

Analysis and Design –   Assist in the data collection and documentation for analyses involving one or more complex designs, components, or functional systems of company products.

• Use analytical engineering software tools such as MATLAB and Python to analyze and reduce data to identify key characteristics and trends.
• Participate in the testing and characterization of circuit or component level designs under direction and support of more experienced engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering and 5 years experience, or a Master and 3 years experience.

Ability to obtain Secret Clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $146,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.