Power Electronics Engineer, Principal / Sr. Principal

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.

Are you passionate about power?  Are you looking for meaningful work in power electronics?  If so, we’re looking for someone like you to join our team.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking Power Electronics Engineers to join our growing design team located in Baltimore, MD. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Power Conversion Technology design group, working with other engineers to develop state of the art power supplies and power products for military applications.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform power supply design, including simulation and analysis, schematic creation, component selection, and printed wiring board layout

• Perform technical trade studies

• Perform worst case analysis and component stress analysis

• Provide manufacturing support for your hardware builds

• Develop Acceptance Test Procedures and perform first piece hardware checkout/testing

• Work in a lab environment and support hardware production

This position may be filled with either a Principal Engineer, or a Sr. Principal Engineer:
 

T3 Principal Engineer

B.S. Degree with a minimum of 5 years practical work experience, or

M.S. Degree with a minimum of 3 years practical work experience, or

Ph.D. Degree with a minimum of 0 years practical work experience
 

T4 Sr. Principal Engineer

B.S. Degree with a minimum of 9 years practical work experience, or

M.S. Degree with a minimum of 7 years practical work experience, or

Ph.D. Degree with a minimum of 4 years practical work experience
 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering and hands-on power supply or power systems design and development experience

• Familiar with basic isolated and non-isolated circuit topologies & control techniques

• Familiar with simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, LTSpice, SABER), MathCad

• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current Secret clearance (or higher)

• Familiar with power supply EMI/EMC filtering and design

• Digital control experience

• Active power factor correction design experience

• Magnetic component design experience

• High voltage design experience (up to 200 kV)

• Working knowledge of power related Mil-Stds for power quality and electromagnetic interference

• Hardware development team leadership experience

• Good verbal and written communication skills

Salary Range: $99,800 USD - $123,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $149,800 USD - $185,800 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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