About this role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: No
## 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.
Job Description
Northrop Grumman is seeking an early-career Electrical Engineer to join our Avionics Analog and Power Hardware Design team supporting the development of advanced spacecraft electronic systems.
The selected candidate will contribute to the design, analysis, simulation, integration, and testing of analog and power conversion circuits used in space applications.
This opportunity is ideal for a recent master’s degree graduate with a strong academic background in power electronics and hands-on experience gained through university coursework, laboratory assignments, academic research, or engineering design projects.
The engineer will work alongside experienced hardware design engineers throughout the electronic hardware development lifecycle, from initial concept and circuit design through hardware integration and testing.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of analog and power electronics circuits, including DC/DC converters, voltage regulators, power distribution, filtering, and signal conditioning.
- Perform circuit analysis and simulation to evaluate electrical performance, efficiency, stability, and operating characteristics.
- Develop and review electrical schematics, perform component selection, and support printed wiring board (PWB) design activities.
- Support hardware prototyping, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and design verification.
- Use electrical laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and electronic loads, to evaluate circuit performance.
- Document engineering analyses, simulation results, test procedures, and design verification results.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical challenges and support spacecraft hardware development.
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Electrical Engineer. This position will be located at our Space Systems Sector in Dulles, VA.
The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Eastern Engineering Space Systems division.
Basic Qualifications
The candidate must meet all the following criteria:
- Be completing or have completed a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution, with relevant graduate-level coursework, research, or a concentration in power electronics, power conversion, or analog circuit design.
- Have a fundamental understanding of power electronics, including switching power converters, power semiconductor devices, and basic analog circuit design principles.
- Have experience applying electrical circuit design principles through university coursework, laboratory assignments, academic research, internships, or engineering projects.
- Have experience using electrical circuit simulation or analysis tools, such as LTspice, PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink, SIMPLIS, or equivalent tools.
- Have hands-on laboratory experience with electronic circuits, including circuit measurements, testing, or troubleshooting.
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is required).
No prior professional engineering experience is required. Relevant academic projects, research, and internship experience are acceptable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration or research focus in Power Electronics.
- Academic design or research experience involving DC/DC converters, such as buck, boost, flyback, forward, or other switching converter topologies.
- Experience designing, simulating, building, or testing a power conversion circuit as part of a graduate-level project or laboratory course.
- Familiarity with feedback control, voltage regulation, converter stability, efficiency analysis, or magnetics design.
- Experience with schematic capture or PCB design tools, such as Altium, Cadence, OrCAD, Siemens/Mentor Graphics, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with analog circuit design involving operational amplifiers, MOSFETs, diodes, filters, and signal conditioning.
- Basic understanding of EMI/EMC, thermal considerations, component derating, or worst-case circuit analysis.
- Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.7/4.0 or higher.
We encourage candidates to highlight relevant graduate-level coursework, design projects, laboratory experience, and research involving power electronics or analog circuit design.
Salary Electrical Engineer - Dulles, VA
- $91,800 - $137,600
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.