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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Circuit Design Engineer to join the Flight Systems Team. This position is in Roy, UT and supports the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The selected candidate will provide technical oversight and leadership for all electrical design activities for the Guidance Computer (GC) Qualification Unit (QU). The GC is a high reliability, radiation hardened flight controller for the GBSD Aerospace Vehicle (AVE). The GBSD Guidance Computer contains digital processing, digital I/O, and analog actuator/power I/O electronics functions. The selected individual will be responsible for all aspects of the Guidance Computer QU electrical design.  The scope spans requirements derivation, design, development, analysis, verification, and production of hardware, plus laboratory and test lab support.  The candidate will work with a subcontractor providing processing hardware and will lead a team of electrical designers performing detailed board, FPGA, ASIC, and test set designs.  This position reports directly to the Guidance Computer IPT manager.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
• 401k 
• Educational Assistance 
• Life Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions  
• Paid Time Off  
• Health & Wellness Resources  
• Employee Discounts 

This positions 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 14 years of experience; 12 years with Master’s Degree; 9 years with PhD

• Experience leading a multidisciplinary electronic design team

• Experience designing, implementing, and verifying unit level electronic hardware

• Experience working cooperatively with professionals representing multiple engineering and non-engineering disciplines

• Experience preparing for and participating in design reviews

• Experience designing electronics hardware for Radiation Hardened Space Flight applications

• Must have U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret level Clearance

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Earned Value and/or Cost Account Management (CAM) experience

• Experience participating in or leading a subcontract management team

• Experience identifying unit level requirements and associated derivation/flow down of requirements to internal unit sub-assemblies

• Experience working with subcontractors

• Experience working with and transitioning hardware designs into the manufacturing and production environment

• Experience developing and/or performing verification and/or test plans and procedures

• Experience with DOORS requirements management tool

• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, and presentation

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