Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Senior Principal Electrical EngineerAt 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.Northrop Grumman strategic deterrent systems division is seeking a senior principal electrical engineer for the air vehicle equipment (ave) integration and test (i&t) lab design and integration (d&i) team. This position is located in roy, ut and supports the sentinel program.what you'll get to do:The selected candidate will be responsible for the architecture, development, and delivery of multiple cable/harness engineering design solutions. This role provides the opportunity to be a technical expert/lead, take ownership of the special test equipment (ste) statement of work from concept design to product delivery, and to be one of the recognized subject matter experts (sme's) within the team for cable, harness, and instrumentation.responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:Support the development of the lab operational concepts (opscon) to maximize the utility of test resources while meeting schedule and technical requirements and/or constraints support the development of hw acceptance test requirements and proceduresDefine and develop the electrical drawing tree and interconnect diagrams for the test lineConvert system level requirements from systems engineering into cable/harness requirementsAssist in establishing harness/cable routing and segmentationPerform voltage drop analysis and capacitance studiesProvide support to manufacturing, procurement, lab integration and testDesign and implement test and measurement systems in a lab space.Perform technical lead review and provide sign off on electrical harness and wiring diagrams.Mentor engineers on cable/harness design and interconnectsbasic qualifications:Sr. principal electrical engineer: bachelor's degree in a stem field (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and with 8 years or experience; or master's degree with 6 years of experience; or phd with 4 years of experience.Must be a u.s. citizen with an active u.s. government dod secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 yrs), with an ability to obtain and maintain sap approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.3+ years of experience using cad design tools (i.e. nx, catia, capital, etc.).3+ years of cable/harness design experience, preferably following military and/or aviation standards.At least 1 year of experience with basic data signal types (mil-std-1553, rs-422, can etc.).At least 1 year of experience with harness fabrication, component (back-shell, connector, cable and wire) selection and installation processes with hands-on experience.At least 1 year of experience with parts, materials and processes for electrical harness related to power distribution, rf, communication and high-speed data signal applications, as well as manufacturing support.Familiarity with industry cable and harness standards such as: ipc/whma-a-620, nasa-std-8739.4 and as50881.preferred qualifications:Has been previously approved for special access program (sap)Electrical engineering degreeProficiency with siemens capital (aka mentor capital) or similar e-cad programExperience in design tools such as microsoft visio, rapidharness, capital, teamcenter, etc.Experience in creating a pdp or pdp-like plm productExperience with teamcenter or similar plm productExperience with wire gauge sizing, voltage drop analysis, and derating analysis.Experience with electro-mechanical or instrumentation system development and design.Experience with data acquisition and instrumentation systems.Experience with emi/rf principles and their application to harness shielding.Experience in leading/supporting a development engineering teamas a full-time employee of northrop grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:Medical, dental & vision coverage401kEducational assistanceLife insuranceEmployee assistance programs & work/life solutionsPaid time offHealth & wellness resourcesEmployee discountsThis position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day monday through thursday to take every other friday off.primary level salary range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00The 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.