(Skillbridge) - Electrical Engineer 1

SkillBridge Associate Electrical Engineer – 1

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Avionics Design Group in our Chandler, AZ facility. Our Avionics Design Group (ADG) team supports our programs with the design, test, and sustainment of avionics and test support equipment hardware used in launch vehicles. Our ADG team members work in a diverse set of roles across the lifecycles of numerous avionics components.

Job Duties: Based on specific objectives, work with an electrical engineering team to support analysis, design, test, and production support of avionics components and related electronic assemblies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Has broad understanding and application of internal electrical engineering technical standards.
• Possesses broad technical expertise and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Prepares and presents electrical engineering materials for Requirements and Design Reviews.
• With minimal guidance, studies basic design concepts and criteria for more complex problems.
• Applies electrical engineering principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs of a similar nature.
• Actively and effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner while supporting 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.
• Derives requirements through multiple sources of documentation and design meetings.
• Evaluates, with supervision, uncertainty and risks associated with requirements and designs.
• Participates in trade studies for both internal projects and procured equipment.
• Acts with safety as your number one priority through every aspect of the role.
• Provides formal peer review of simple engineering designs or analyses for less experienced engineers.
• Completes day-to-day activities with minimal oversight from senior engineers.

Desired Experience:

• Use of basic test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, and electronic loads.
• Broad or high-level circuit design and analysis.
• Also seeking experience in any of the following:
• Design, test, and/or development support of avionics assemblies or automated test equipment (ATE).
• Testing of avionics, electronic components, or electrical systems using purpose-designed test equipment.
• Burndown of nonconformances and/or root cause failure analysis of electronic systems.
• Release of engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures.
• Leading teams or personnel in the execution of test procedures.
• Leading teams or personnel in the design of electronic equipment.
• Problem solving not only for technical issues, but also for schedule, cost, resources, and other project challenges.
• Mentoring and cross-training team members across a diverse set of technologies and equipment architectures used to meet customer requirements.
• Contributions to process improvement initiatives.
• Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies.
• Management or tracking of projects through a product life cycle.
• Support of manufacturing engineering during the production of avionics assemblies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or be enrolled in and pursuing an undergraduate Electrical Engineering degree from an accredited college/university.
• DoD Active Secret Clearance is required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

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