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Principal or Sr. Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Maryland-Annapolis
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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 a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered by providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems in Annapolis, MD is currently seeking an experienced Principal or Sr. Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer to join the Hardware Engineering Team. In this role, the Principal or Sr. Principal PCB Layout Design Engineer will generate printed circuit board (PCB) stack-ups and layouts, draw and revise components, create bare printed wiring board (PWB) drawings, circuit card assembly (CCA) drawings, and establish references and standard data for PCB design artifacts. Utilizing computer-aided design (CAD) graphic tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition to complete details of critical layout data in accordance with standard engineering drafting practices, military specifications, as well as industry standards. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Layout components and route electrical conductors for complex PCB’s and flex circuits • Interface with electrical and mechanical engineers to work through component placement, routing, mechanical fitment for rigid, flex, and rigid-flex assemblies • Design to electrical requirements, mechanical outlines, for producibility and manufacturability • Calculate layer stack-up based on industry standards, supplier capabilities, and engineering requirements • Generate drawings for the bare PWB and assembled CCA levels, as well as their corresponding part lists • Assist in component selection for PCB designs to reduce supply chain procurement risks. • Create and document the required electronic data file outputs for fabrication and manufacturing • Understand technical theories of electrical and mechanical behavior of PCBs to influence layout decisions (i.e. impedance matching, differential pairs, strains and stresses, orientation of components, etc.) • Maintain and update CAD central libraries for PCB mounted components • Address Technical Queries (TQs) with suppliers • Perform reviews of PCB related documentation in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Workflows • Generate and incorporate PCB engineering change notices. • Collaborate with others to refine the PCB engineering workflow. This position can be filled at a Principal or Senior Principal level. Basic Qualifications for Principal Layout Design Engineer: • Bachelor's degree in STEM field with 5 years of directly related professional working exper