Engineer/Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

9d•$87,600 - $131,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking experienced RF engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design, Digital beamforming, Hardware/Subsystem Integration and Test, and Antenna Control Design. The 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 program. Applicants should possess the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

Requirements

At least a bachelor’s degree in science or other related technical degree or equivalent experience testing and troubleshooting, integration, designing, developing and/or testing radio frequency (RF) with or without digital.
Ability to troubleshoot complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Demonstrated technical ability/leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas: RF and/or digital hardware test and/or troubleshooting
Active Interim Secret or higher clearance.
This role is contingent upon candidates having a current, active Government Secret Clearance.
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 2 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above. 0 years of experience with a Masters Degree. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree. (For Engineer)
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above. 3 years of experience with a Masters Degree. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree. (For Principal Engineer)
U.S. Citizenship is required.
A current, active Government Secret clearance is required
Demonstrate problem solving skills to a variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned
Proven knowledge of electrical engineering, design software and equipment
Expertise Testing and Troubleshooting in a Manufacturing Environment
Experience troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems

Nice To Haves

Current Active DoD Secret Clearance.
Experience Testing, Troubleshooting or designing RF hardware/subsystems
Experience with RF lab test equipment: signal generator, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
Hands on experience in at least one type of these test set: Common RF Test Set (CRFTS), LM-STAR, Hiller Test sets, Phase Noise Test sets and consoles
Experience troubleshooting and resolving HW/SW integration problems
Experience with using or developing software to control hardware (such as MATE or AMAX)
Experience with test scripting, data analysis, and/or signal processing
Experience mentoring other design and/or RF test engineers

Responsibilities

Testing and troubleshooting Line Replacement Modules (LRM) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) of RF architecture
Recommend data driven requirements threshold adjustments
Perform subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits
Support for performance testing
Requirements verification
Troubleshoot electronic equipment to the component level
Integrated Receiver Exciter Assemblies (IREX)
Highly integrated subsystems including receiver exciter hardware
RF Performance Analysis
Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics
Subsystem Control Design
RF Measurements and Data Reduction
Integration and test of RF assemblies
Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
Creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc.
Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git