Engineer/Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design - Subsystems I&T

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

1d•$87,600 - $163,200

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Missions Systems is seeking experienced RF engineers in areas including antennas, electromagnetics, computational electromagnetics, RF/microwave design, digital beamforming, hardware/subsystem integration and test, and antenna control design. The successful candidate will work with a diverse engineering team to develop innovative, cost-effective systems across product areas and program lifecycles, and must communicate technical approaches and findings effectively. The role involves testing and troubleshooting RF architecture Line Replacement Units (LRUs) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), recommending data-driven requirements threshold adjustments, performing subsystem analyses spanning RF through digital hardware, and supporting performance testing and requirements verification. Candidates may be hired at either the Engineer or Principal Engineer level. This is a second-shift role, scheduled Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:59 p.m., with a 10% shift differential. The position requires a current, active Government Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. Relocation assistance may be available, and travel is 10% of the time. Salary ranges are $87,600–$131,400 for the primary level and $108,800–$163,200 for the secondary level. Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

Requirements

For Engineer level: Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline and 2 years of relevant experience; alternatively, 0 years of experience with a master's degree, or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
For Principal Engineer level: Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline and 5 years of relevant experience; alternatively, 3 years of experience with a master's degree, or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
U.S. citizenship.
Current, active Government Secret clearance.
Problem-solving skills for RF/microwave design and test problems of increasing scope and complexity.
Knowledge of electrical engineering, design software, and equipment.
Expertise testing and troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment.
Experience or expertise troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems.
Ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
Demonstrated technical ability, leadership, and expertise in one or more relevant areas, such as RF/digital hardware test, integrated receiver exciter assemblies, highly integrated receiver-exciter subsystems, computational electromagnetics, statistics, subsystem control design, RF measurements and data reduction, requirements engineering, or integration and test.
Active Interim Secret or higher clearance is cited among the experience areas; the role's basic qualifications and contingency require a current, active Government Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing, troubleshooting, or designing RF hardware/subsystems.
Experience troubleshooting electronic equipment to the component level.
Experience with RF lab test equipment such as signal generators, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers.
Hands-on experience with at least one of the following test sets: Common RF Test Set (CRFTS), LM-STAR, Hiller test sets, or Phase Noise test sets and consoles.
Experience troubleshooting and resolving hardware/software integration problems.
Experience using or developing software to control hardware, such as MATE or AMAX.
Experience with test scripting, data analysis, and/or signal processing.
Experience mentoring design and/or RF test engineers.
Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite and Git.
Comfort creating test-support applications and tools using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Test and troubleshoot Line Replacement Units (LRUs) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) in RF architectures.
Recommend data-driven requirements threshold adjustments.
Perform subsystem analysis involving hardware from RF through digital.
Support performance testing and requirements verification.
Integrate, design, develop, and/or test radio-frequency systems, with or without digital components.
Troubleshoot complex technical problems using ingenuity and creativity.
Potentially perform RF and/or digital hardware testing and troubleshooting, RF performance analysis, RF measurements and data reduction, subsystem control design, and integration and test of RF assemblies.
Derive, flow down, and configure subsystem hardware and software requirements.
Create test-support applications and tools using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
Communicate technical approaches and findings clearly.
Potentially mentor design and/or RF test engineers.