Electrical Engineer/Principal Electrical Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-02
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Test Engineer, Electronics Engineer
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 Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Electrical Engineer / Principal Electrical Engineer. This position will be located in Roy, UT supporting the Sentinel Program.
The selected candidate will design, develop, and release cable and harness engineering solutions and associated Product Definition Packages (PDPs) to support lab and field test environments. This role involves managing multiple assignments in a dynamic test setting, including researching, planning, and developing electrical sub-systems for test data instrumentation systems. The candidate will produce engineering layouts and drawings, define system architectures, and create practical solutions for challenging test environments.
ResponsibilitiesInclude (but are not limited to) the following:
- Perform system and component-level analyses of complex test and instrumentation systems
- Engineer and test electrical components and instrumentation sub-systems
- Support manufacturing and testing of components and instrumentation systems
- Lead research, analysis, system design and development efforts, including hardware procurement and technical oversight of suppliers
- Apply engineering principles to the design, development, and testing of mechanical and electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, and test equipment
- Support test and flight operations, including authoring procedures and other engineering instructions for test, operations, or customer use
- Develop interconnect diagrams for test lines, test events, and hardware configurations
- Design and release multiple cable and harness designs to support lab testing
- Perform voltage drop analyses and other relevant electrical calculations
- Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Lab Integration, and Test teams
- Design and implement test and measurement systems within a lab environment
- T02 Electrical Engineer: 2 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics);
Master's degree with 0 years of experience; additional 4 years in lieu of a degree. - T03 Principal Electrical Engineer: 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics);
Master's degree with 3 years of experience;
PhD with 1 years of experience; additional 4 years in lieu of a degree.
- Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, or current and within scope (< 6 yrs), with an ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
- Familiarity with industry cable and harness standards such as: IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4 and AS50881.
- 1+ years of experience using CAD design tools (i.e. NX, CATIA, Capital, etc.).
- 1+ years of experience with Cable/harness design, preferably following military and/or aviation standards.
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