PWB/CCA - Designer 4

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 is in need of a Senior Designer – level 4 to work at its Elkton, Maryland facility. There is a possibility for flexible remote working arrangements though strong preference for those to work on site.

Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns.  You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line.  Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land. Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism

Job Duties:

Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as Mentor Graphics and NX. Gathers information and prepares original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

- Responsible for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs from conception to manufacturing
- Creation of the PCB, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), and Schematic drawings
- Schematic Capture, Component Placement, Routing of Traces, Gerber/ODB++ file creation
- Software utilizing Siemens (Mentor Graphics, Dx Designer and Expedition)
- Design layouts include Rigid, Flex, and Rigid-Flex assemblies
- Working designs include full designs, re-spins, simple tasks, change notices, and process improvement projects within and outside own discipline
- Interface with different engineering disciplines including, but not limited to Electrical, Mechanical, and Producibility Engineering to ensure that the overall design requirements are captured and accomplished

Basic qualifications:

- At least 6 years of related experience or a combination of at least 6 years of related education and work experience
- Working knowledge of High Current, High Voltage and incorporation of High Frequency device such as DDR memory
- Experience using Mentor Graphics, Dx Designer and Expedition
- Creation and Export of manufacturing data in both Gerber and ODB++ formats
- Previous work history with PCB manufacturing or CCA manufacturing principles that affect circuitry and component layout
- Experience with the electrical design process
- History with laying out Rigid, Flex, or Rigid-Flex boards
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite

Preferred qualifications:

- Working knowledge of Analog, Digital, Power, and mixed technology, including multi-layer designs
- Technical PCB design skills using the Siemens design toolset Xpedition Layout tool suite with working knowledge of schematic capture, placement, routing, use of the auto-router, constraint manager, and library tools, and creation of complex PCB and CCA drawings
- Awareness of Valor NPI, Design for Manufacturing rule sets, other Design Rule Checking software
- Understanding of drawings as they relate to PCB’s and CCA’s
- Awareness of IPC 6012, IPC 6013, IPC 2221/2222 & IPC-TM-650
- Awareness of MIL-PRF-31032, MIL-PRF-55110 & MIL-PRF-50884
- Knowledge of military and commercial design standards, GD&T techniques, and overall producibility considerations related to electronic packaging
- Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as strong customer interaction skills with engineers of all levels within own discipline
- Must be able to communicate effectively through various means
- Must be able to assist in developing technical solutions to semi-complex problems through use of ingenuity and creativity with moderate supervision
- Must be a self-starter and possess the ability to work autonomously while establishing schedule and priority needs
- Must be proactive not only within their own discipline, but be able to apply those qualities to other similar/complementary disciplines with minimal supervision
- Current active secret or higher clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $78,400.00 - $130,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 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.