Principal Electro-Mechanical Control Systems Engineer/Senior Principal Electro-Mechanical Control Systems Engineer

2 weeks ago


Baltimore MD, United States Northrop Grumman Careers Full time

Category: Engineering
* Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
* Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
* Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
* 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 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Electro-Mechanical Control Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Electro-Mechanical Control Systems Engineer to join a team designing and building advanced, state-of-the-art gimbal and radar positioner systems in our Baltimore, MD location.
Our team supports multiple emerging mission capabilities programs by providing hardware and software support for the precision gimbal stabilized and radar positioner systems. Candidates should have a strong control systems background understanding frequency response analysis, control compensator tuning, and digital implementation of position/rate/current control loops. Candidates should have experience with the hardware design, integration and test of multiple parts of the servo system: coordinate transformations for gimbaled axis control, inertial stabilization, inertial pointing, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), embedded DSPs or microcontrollers, motor selection, motor drives. They should project a positive attitude and work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment. Function as the lead design engineer for one or more parts of the servo control system. These could include the design of software and/or the hardware used for implementing control of various servo motors and mechanisms.
· Support integration and testing of precision gimbal stabilized systems and radar positioner systems.
· Design and implement communication interfaces to upstream system software and servo components such as optical encoders, rate sensors, IMU, and INS.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Electro-Mechanical Control Systems Engineer :
* Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related technical degree, and 5+ years of relevant experience 3 years with a Master of Science degree, 0 years with a PhD. Experience with the design of one or more parts of multi-axis pointing and tracking control systems with inertial stabilization
* Experience with integration and test of one or more parts of multi-axis pointing and tracking control systems with inertial stabilization
* Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Electro-Mechanical Control Systems Engineer :
* Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related technical degree, and 9+ years of relevant experience 7 years with a Master of Science degree, 4 years with a PhD
* Experience with the design of one or more parts of multi-axis pointing and tracking control systems with inertial stabilization
* Experience with integration and test of one or more parts of multi-axis pointing and tracking control systems with inertial stabilization
* Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Understanding of digital control theory
· Experience analyzing control system performance using Matlab
· Experience implementing software control algorithms in C/C++ using microcontrollers or Digital Signal Processors (DSPs)
· Understanding of matrix math and coordinate system transformations
· Experience as a lead electrical design engineer for Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs)
· Experience with simulation and analysis of complete multi-axis gimballed systems
· Experience with the selection of sensors, motors, motor drives, or digital controllers based on cost constraints and technical performance requirements
This position is contingent on the ability to obtain or maintain a US Secret Clearance or higher.
The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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.



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