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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer in Apopka, FL. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 9 years of experience, first listed on November 4. The advertised pay is $122,800–$184,200 a year. The description mentions MATLAB. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 1 of them in Apopka, FL. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 2 Software & IT openings in Apopka, FL today; the typical one asks for 12 years and advertises about $191,000 a year at the midpoint.
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Northrop Grumman advertises $122,800 to $184,200 a year, a midpoint of $153,500 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 52% of the 101 software & IT jobs in Florida that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $157,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Florida tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 22 states. Most are in software & IT (93), operations (11) and engineering & mfg (8). The biggest locations are Roy, UT (20), San Diego, CA (11) and Baltimore, MD (10). 2% of them are remote, 8% are open to entry-level candidates and 98% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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Description
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.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer. The selected candidate will report to the Northrop Grumman site in Apopka, FL
What You'll Get To Do:
You will have opportunities to support the design, integration, test, and production of laser based electro-optical, ranging and target designator systems.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Developing complex programmable logic code designs, analog and digital hardware designs and generating design requirements and test documentation
- Generation of detailed electronic schematics, CCA drawings, and bill of materials (BOMs) for electronic designs
- Supporting other engineering disciplines in the integration and test of electronic systems
- Generating engineering change notices (ECN), updating models / drawings, and releasing appropriate documentation into Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) databases
- Performing root cause corrective action (RCCA) for hardware failures
- Performing work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary engineering team; perform successfully in a fast-paced, work environment.
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related STEM discipline and a minimum of 9 years of relevant, professional experience or a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related STEM discipline and a minimum of 7 years of relevant, professional experience
- US Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance
- High level of proficiency in Cadence Allegro Products
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred
- Capacity and knowledge for prep and presentation to internal and clients at deign reviews
- Experience translating higher assembly level requirements into design requirements
- Experience writing FPGA physical constraints and solving complex FPGA timing issues
- Knowledge and experience in laser-based range finding
- Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, LTSpice, Spice
- Experience writing code for interface protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, Spacewire, Ethernet Protocols, HDMI, MIPI, and others)
- Experience using vendor supplied IP cores in programmable logic designs
- Circuit design, integration, test and troubleshooting experience
- Experience performing electrical component selection and part obsolescence BOM reviews
- Experience with hand soldering, assembling, and repairing wire harnesses and other electronic assemblies
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications
- Experience with standards and specifications for Military Ground, Marine, Aerospace and Space applications.
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