Principal Motor Drive Engineer/ Sr. Principal Motor Drive Engineer

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Job description

Requisition ID: R
Category: Engineering
Location: Baltimore - MD, United States of America
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: Yes- May Consider Occasional/Part-Time Teleworking for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Positions Available: 2

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 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: 96600 - 145000
Salary Range 2: 119800 - 179600

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. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 () we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by your start date if it is after January 18th. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.

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 U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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