Principal or Senior Principal Engineer level RF Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

6d•$152,100 - $228,100•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Principal or Senior Principal level RF Antenna COSITE Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our organization. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. In this role, you will contribute to the overall development and integration of RF Subsystems, including analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements.

Requirements

Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
Ability to design, select and characterize RF components to meet mission objectives
Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience (for Principal Level)
Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience (for Senior Principal Level)
Active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Experience in Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) antenna analysis for source/victim (co-site) analysis
Experience in one or more of the following: Designing, integrating, testing, installing, operating LOS and BLOS communication systems in airborne military applications
Experience with voice, military and network waveforms
Experience with cryptographic implementations
Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
Data analysis experience
Experience in supplier/subcontract management
Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work

Nice To Haves

Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
Experience in model based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
Active US Government Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Support development and integration of communications and other RF subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into derived specifications
Perform Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) antenna analysis for source/victim (co-site) analysis
Conducting detailed trade studies
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders
Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work
Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off
Support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams