US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
**Description**
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our worlds biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking an experienced motor drive engineer to design solutions for electromechanical servo systems. Tasks would include motor selection, PWM and linear motor drive hardware design, controls design, testing, and subsystem integration. The motor drive engineer would work in a small functional team to support programs across multiple business units.
**Basic Qualifications Principal:**
+ Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related field, and 5+ years of relevant experience (3 years with a Master of Science degree, 0 years with a PhD or Science)
+ Experience with selection and control of 3-phase brushless DC motors
+ Experience with power electronics design
+ Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Saber)
+ Ability to function in a multi-disciplinary team-oriented environment, and rapidly adapt to changing work priorities.
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
+ US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
**Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal:**
+ Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related field, and 9+ years of relevant experience (7 years with a Master of Science degree, 4 years with a PhD or Science degree)
+ Experience with selection and control of 3-phase brushless DC motors
+ Experience with power electronics design
+ Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Saber)
+ Ability to function in a multi-disciplinary team-oriented environment, and rapidly adapt to changing work priorities.
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
+ US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Experience with the selection of motors, motor drives, and digital controllers based on cost constraints and technical performance requirements
+ Experience with high precision multi-axis servo applications using inertial stabilization
+ Experience with power electronics design using GaN FETs
+ Troubleshooting, integration, and test experience
+ Understanding of EMI/EMC requirements
+ Experience with digital communication interfaces
+ Understanding of digital control theory
+ Understanding of how motor drive performance impacts system level requirements
+ Experience with C code development for Texas Instruments C2000 microcontrollers using the TI Code Composer Studio IDE, or other embedded software/firmware development experience
+ Experience conducting structured trade studies
+ Active TS/SCI security clearance
Salary Range: $96,600.00 - $145,000.00Salary Range 2: $119,800.00 - $179,600.00
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/ .
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
