Principal/Senior Principal Electronics Durability Engineer

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Senior Principal Electronics Durability Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD.

What You’ll Get to Do:

The durability analysis team supports programs across the sector, including the airborne, ground mobile, ground stationary, and surface based naval applications, and across a variety of length scales ranging from ECS systems, sensor and radar systems, chassis, CCAs, and device levels.

• Perform electronics durability analysis, requiring experience in thermal or structural analysis and expertise in fatigue driven design for Mission Systems platforms such as airborne, ground based, and naval applications

• Lead durability analysis efforts by owning requirements, proactively obtaining multidisciplinary analysis inputs, and providing programs with robust fatigue mitigation plans, while mentoring engineers less experienced in durability analysis

• Provide oral and written presentations and reports to internal and external customers and stakeholders

This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain an active DoD Secret Clearance or the successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance prior to start.

This position may be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level

Basic Qualifications for the Principal level:

Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience, Master’s Degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields.

• U.S. citizenship.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

• Ability to work onsite at the Linthicum, MD / Baltimore facility on a daily basis.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in electronics design, including solder joint durability analysis for products operating in varied and demanding environments (e.g., thermal, vibration, and mechanical loading conditions).

• At least 5 years of experience performing design-by-analysis using a Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software package (e.g., ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar).

• 5 yrs of experience applying durability analysis methods (e.g., fatigue life prediction, damage accumulation, strain-life or stress-life approaches) to fatigue issues in advanced electronic and avionics systems.

• 5 years of experience developing and implementing component-level design changes or mitigations (e.g., geometry changes, material selection, mounting strategies) to address durability life limitations.

• 5 years of experience presenting technical results to internal and/or external program stakeholders and preparing written technical reports as contractual deliverables.

• At least 2 years of experience leading engineering teams, including assigning tasks, mentoring team members, and reviewing technical work to achieve hardware design milestones.

• Experience managing multiple concurrent deadlines and coordinating technical inputs/data from multiple functional teams.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal level:

Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience, Master’s Degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields.

• U.S. citizenship.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

• Ability to work onsite at the Linthicum, MD / Baltimore facility on a daily basis.

• At least 8 years of professional experience in electronics design, including solder joint durability analysis for products operating in varied and demanding environments (e.g., thermal, vibration, and mechanical loading conditions).

• At least 8 years of experience performing design-by-analysis using a Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software package (e.g., ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar).

• 8 yrs of experience applying durability analysis methods (e.g., fatigue life prediction, damage accumulation, strain-life or stress-life approaches) to fatigue issues in advanced electronic and avionics systems.

• 8 years of experience developing and implementing component-level design changes or mitigations (e.g., geometry changes, material selection, mounting strategies) to address durability life limitations.

• 8 years of experience presenting technical results to internal and/or external program stakeholders and preparing written technical reports as contractual deliverables.

• At least 4 years of experience leading engineering teams, including assigning tasks, mentoring team members, and reviewing technical work to achieve hardware design milestones.

• Experience managing multiple concurrent deadlines and coordinating technical inputs/data from multiple functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher

• Advanced Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

• Minimum of 2 years of experience performing engineering analysis utilizing Matlab or similar software.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience analyzing and advising programs on electronics production quality nonconformances, field events, or DMS redesigns.

• Demonstrated understanding of component CTE measurement practices and Steinberg’s method for vibration analysis of electronic equipment.

• Demonstrated experience of performing durability analysis for or advising vendors on durability analysis for vendor designed systems, CCAs, and microelectronics.

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community and in the world.