Staff Motor Drive Engineer Job Rolling Meadows area,Illinois USA,Engineering

Staff Motor Drive Engineer

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Staff 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.

This position will be full-time, on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL location.

Basic Qualifications Staff Motor Control Design Engineer:

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related field, and 12+ years of relevant experience (10 years with a Master of Science degree, 8 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.
US Citizenship
Ability to obtain a minimum of a Secret Clearance prior to starting

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
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Active TS/SCI security clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $. 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.

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.