Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design with Security Clearance

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: April 19, 2024

Job Description:

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 comeOur 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 moonWe 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 wayOur 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 impossibleOur employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Missions Systems is seeking experienced engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Receiver/Exciter, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design, Digital beam-forming, Hardware/Subsystem Integration and Test, and Antenna Control DesignThe qualified candidate will work with a diverse and talented team of engineers developing innovative and cost-effective systems that support a broad range of products and business areas across the lifecycle of a programApplicants should be able to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts while contributing to the development of new principles and conceptsResponsibilities may include development of antenna architectures, receiver / exciter architectures, requirements generation/flow down; subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, performance modeling, support for performance testing, requirements verification, and moreWork will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectivesAssignments are often self-initiatedExperienced applicants will have at least a Bachelor's Degree in Science or other related technical degree and have experience designing, developing and/or testing radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave antenna systems and/or related RF hardwareCandidates should have the ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingeniousIn addition, this candidate should have demonstrated technical ability/leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
* Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
* Receiver/Exciters
* Highly integrated subsystems including antenna and receive/exciter hardware
* Reflectors, Reflect Arrays, Digital Beam Forming
* Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
* Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics
* Antenna or Subsystem Control Design
* Antenna Measurements and Data Reduction
* Antenna range integration, test, and system integration
* Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
* Familiarity working with embedded real time software and digital systems
* Familiarity with firmware development tool suites including Quartus and Vivado
* Comfortable creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc
* Experience with agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban--- Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, GitThe Engineering RF Microwave Design positions require the candidates to have the ability to obtain and maintain at least a Secret Clearance per business requirementsAn active Secret or higher clearance is a plus! Basic Qualifications:--- Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 14 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or 12 years of experience with a Master's Degree and/or 9 years of experience with a PhD.
* Ability to develop highly novel solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
* Established subject matter expertise in numerous areas of RF/Microwave discipline including but not limited to: Antenna, RF components & assemblies, requirements development, EM and related modeling & simulation, RF test verification, production test support, and design for producibility
* Exhibit expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (i.eANSYS HFSS/Maxwell, CST Microwave, Eagleware/Genesys, Keysight ADS, Xpedition, Altium, FEKO, TICRA)
* Staff Engineers should have a demonstrated ability in technical and team leadership overseeing engineers with experience at least at the SrPrincipal level.
* US Citizenship is required
* Proven knowledge of electrical engineering design software and equipment
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to design, implement, install and maintain electrical systems
* Technical Team Leadership
* Must obtain interim secret (minimum) prior to starting
* AMC Advanced Program Award prior to candidate starting Preferred Qualifications:--- TS/SCISalary Range: $157,000 - $236,300 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 conditionsEmployees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base payAnnual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company resultsEmployees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term IncentivesIn 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 dateHowever, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidatesNorthrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforceWe 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 classFor our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO U.SCitizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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