RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking experienced engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Receiver/Processors and RF/Microwave design and test. Senior Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer will lead a team working toward the delivery of space production hardware across multiple test campaigns. These positions will support our Electronics and Payloads Team, located in
Baltimore, MD.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, Sub-systems, circuits, or products. Includes antenna design, both reflector and array systems, frequency synthesizers, transmitters, and receivers. General frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform moderately complex professional tasks. Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned.
In addition, this candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:
- Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
- Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
- Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentations
- Data Processing
- Highly integrated subsystems including antenna hardware
- Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
- Antenna or Subsystem Control Design
- Antenna Measurements and Data Reduction
- Systems Architecture
- Antenna range integration, test, and system integration
- Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
- Leading a team of antenna design engineers and RF analysts through the integration, test, and analysis of complex and highly integrated antenna systems.
- Presenting to internal and external customers.
- Mentoring junior engineers on antenna design and analysis.
Basic Qualifications:- Must have a Bachelor's STEM degree or in a related discipline with 8 years of applicable work experience, 6 years of experience with a Master's degree and/or 3 years of experience with a Ph.D.
- Must have current and active Secret security clearance at time of application and have the ability to obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance
- Experience with AESA's
- Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, O-scopes)
- Must be able collaborate in a team environment and lead/develop teams
- Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers
- Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems
- Experience using MATLAB, Python, C#
- Experience with high rate production hardware, tools and processes or hardware designed for space environments
- Experience with debugging hardware and working through test failures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- Experience using modeling tools such as STK
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Primary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00
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.
