Principal/Senior Principal Electronics Durability Engineer

Relocation Assistance: No relocation assistance available; Clearance required for start: Yes; Clearance type: Secret; Travel: Yes, 10% of the time. Overview Northrop Grumman offers opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives worldwide. We value intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We are committed to missions in rapidly changing global security environments and bring secure, affordable, integrated multi‑domain technology to clients. We are looking for a Principal or Senior Principal Electronics Durability Engineer based in Linthicum, MD. What You’ll Do The durability analysis team supports programs across sectors: airborne, ground mobile, ground stationary, and naval applications at multiple length scales from ECS systems to sensor, radar, chassis, CCAs, and device levels. Perform electronics durability analysis requiring experience in thermal or structural analysis and expertise in fatigue‑driven design for Mission Systems platforms such as airborne, ground, and naval applications Lead durability analysis efforts by owning requirements, obtaining multidisciplinary analysis inputs, and providing programs with robust fatigue mitigation plans while mentoring less experienced engineers Provide oral and written presentations and reports to internal and external customers and stakeholders Eligibility This position requires a DoD Secret Clearance or the transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance prior to start. The role may be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level. Basic Qualifications – Principal Level Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience, Master’s Degree with 3 years, Ph.D. with 1 year in STEM or related field U.S. citizenship Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance Ability to work onsite at the Linthicum, MD/Baltimore facility daily At least 5 years of professional experience in electronics design, including solder joint durability analysis under varied environments (thermal, vibration, mechanical loading) At least 5 years experience using CAE software (ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar) 5 years experience applying durability analysis methods (fatigue life prediction, damage accumulation, strain‑life or stress‑life) to advanced electronics and avionics systems 5 years experience developing and implementing component‑level design changes or mitigations to address durability life limitations 5 years experience presenting technical results to stakeholders and preparing written reports as contractual deliverables At least 2 years of experience leading engineering teams, mentoring and reviewing technical work Experience managing multiple concurrent deadlines and coordinating technical inputs from multiple functional teams Basic Qualifications – Senior Principal Level Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience, Master’s Degree with 6 years, Ph.D. with 4 years in STEM or related field U.S. citizenship Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance Ability to work onsite at Linthicum, MD/Baltimore daily At least 8 years of professional experience in electronics design, including solder joint durability analysis under varied environments At least 8 years experience using CAE software (ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar) 8 years experience applying durability analysis methods to advanced electronics and avionics systems 8 years experience developing and implementing component‑level design changes or mitigations 8 years experience presenting technical results and preparing written reports as contractual deliverables At least 4 years of experience leading engineering teams, mentoring, and reviewing technical work Experience managing multiple concurrent deadlines and coordinating technical inputs from multiple functional teams Preferred Qualifications Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher Advanced Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Minimum of 2 years experience performing engineering analysis using MATLAB or similar software Minimum of 2 years experience analyzing and advising programs on electronics production quality nonconformances, field events, or DMS redesigns Understanding of component CTE measurement practices and Steinberg’s method for vibration analysis of electronic equipment Experience performing durability analysis for or advising vendors on durability analysis of vendor‑designed systems, CCAs, and microelectronics Benefits Health plan, savings plan, paid time off, and additional benefits including education assistance, training and development, and flexible 9/80 schedule where available Salary Primary level: $108,800 – $163,200 Secondary level: $135,800 – $203,600 Base salary is based on scope of responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Equal Opportunity Employer Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Decisions are made 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. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain restricted positions. For the complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit #J-18808-Ljbffr