Pcb/pwb Designer 3

Printed Circuit Board Designer

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 a candidate who is ready to collaborate and develop innovative Printed Circuit Board (PCB) solutions with our Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. This position will support our Armament Systems Business site in Plymouth, MN.

Position Summary

Layout of Printed Wiring Boards (PWB) with component placement, interconnect routing and drawing generation

Creating, documenting and generating the required drawings and electronic data file outputs for the fabrication and manufacturing of the PWB

Responsible to interface with Electrical and Mechanical engineers to work through mechanical fitment and electrical component placement and routing challenges for rigid, flex assemblies, and rigid-flex assemblies

Coordinates design criteria with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, material, and planning group such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, and contractual specifications

Responsible for designs including System in Package (SiP), High Density Interconnect (HDI), high speed routing including DDR4, complex analog, RF and high speed SERDES

Understand technical theories of electrical and mechanical behavior of PCBs to influence layout decisions. i.e. Impedance matching, differential pairs, HDI technology challenges, strains and stresses, orientations of components, etc.

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with co-workers and conduct reviews of PCB layout with a team of engineers

Interact with suppliers to enable the fabrication of the finished product

Preferable: PCB Librarian experience like create/check schematic symbols, physical footprints from part specs and design guidelines for IPC class 3 designs and IPC class 2 designs; perform component validation by running parts through entire schematic and board layout process; maintain and organize library in a revision control system. Familiarization with Mentor EDM database.

Basic Qualifications

High School diploma plus 4 years of Printed Wiring Board (PWB) layout experience

2-year technical degree in related discipline plus 5-7 years of PWB layout experience is highly desired

Experience using Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design suites such as Cadence, Altium and Mentor Graphics VX

Strong organization, planning and time-management skills

Must be a US Citizen

Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology with focus on ECAD and Drafting

Extensive experience using Mentor Graphics Xpedition VX2.x, xDM and xDM library client.

Experience in complex designs including the utilization of HDI technology

Experience using Mentor Fablink or Blue Print for drawing creation

Working knowledge of military design standards and GD&T techniques

Current understanding of IPC industry standards

Experience creating component cells, pads, and working within datasheets for part creation

Experience working in EDM Library Cockpit

Experience reviewing relevant Peer documentation including PWB and CCA drawings