Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics Radar (Melbourne FL)

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

9d•$98,400 - $184,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics Radar to join the team of qualified individuals in our Avionics Integration Organization. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida. A successful Avionics Radar Engineer has good leadership skills with a good understanding of Radar System Principles, Signal Processing, and RF Wave Propagation principles. The Avionics Radar Engineer consistently brings up concerns, issues and risk and holds team to a high level of technical rigor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience (for Principal Engineer)
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience (for Senior Principal Engineer)
Working knowledge of radar principles
Experience with computer simulations, mathematical modeling, and programming
Knowledge of RF and microwave components, circuits, and their behavior
Experience with designing, analyzing, and optimizing antennas for specific radar applications.
Proficiency in digital signal processing techniques for radar data, including filtering, detection, and tracking
At minimum, an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance Secret level clearance is required to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs

Nice To Haves

Good analytical, problem-solving and communication skills are also essential
Supplier Management experience
Familiar with MATLAB, Python, or other Programming Languages for Radar Modeling & Simulation work scope

Responsibilities

Providing engineering support for Radar Performance Analysis which includes analyzing Radar Design, working with key suppliers to develop radar systems, and testing advanced radar systems for various applications
Create aircraft system schematics to support air vehicle wiring diagrams
Support flight test activities and post flight data analysis, and resolution of flight test anomalies
Contribute to the development of proposals and presentations for new business opportunities while collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new radar technologies to market
Support of the verification of aircraft avionics and Prime Mission Equipment installations and aircraft certification documents such as SSOWs, PDIRs, and SCDs
Radar Requirements development and analysis with the capability to support trade studies
Informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, with the ability to troubleshoot hardware avionics equipment in a lab environment
Manage suppliers, review, and analyze supplier design data, define functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution
Provide technical support to other departments, including sales and production
Stay current with the latest industry developments and technologies