Principal or Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal RF/Microwave Design Engineer in the Amherst Systems business unit, within the Navigation, Targeting, and Survivability division. The role is part of the RF Electronics Engineering organization in Buffalo, New York, which researches, designs, builds, and tests electronic components and systems used in the development, testing, validation, and training of electronic warfare hardware, software, and personnel. The engineer designs, analyzes, integrates, tests, and troubleshoots RF/microwave circuits, components, and subsystems for electronic warfare applications. The position supports the product lifecycle from requirements and concept development through detailed design, integration, verification, and sustainment, and works with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and deliver producible, supportable designs. The position may be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level depending on qualifications. Travel is required up to 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is not available. The selected candidate must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret clearance.
Requirements
- For the Principal level: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field and at least 5 years of related experience, or a master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field and at least 3 years of experience.
- For the Senior Principal level: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field and at least 8 years of related experience, or a master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field and at least 6 years of experience.
- Knowledge of RF simulation tools such as ADS, HFSS, and Genesys.
- At least 5 years of experience creating RF schematics, SCDs, and block diagrams.
- Knowledge of test equipment and troubleshooting techniques.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance for continued employment.
Nice To Haves
- Active U.S. Department of Defense Secret clearance.
- Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
- Experience in surface-mount RF design and multilayer RF PWB design using striplines, coplanar waveguides, and microstrips.
- Experience designing transitions between transmission lines and RF devices.
- Familiarity with RF communication systems, components, and architectures.
- Experience supporting RF hardware through manufacturing, integration, verification, validation, and sustainment.
- Experience performing RF design trade studies and balancing electrical performance, manufacturability, cost, schedule, and reliability.
- Experience working in a configuration-controlled development environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, analyze, integrate, test, and troubleshoot RF/microwave circuits, components, and subsystems for complex electronic warfare applications.
- Develop RF architectures, block diagrams, schematics, and supporting design documentation.
- Perform RF simulations using tools such as ADS, HFSS, and Genesys, and correlate analysis and simulation results with measured hardware performance.
- Lead or support RF design activities across the product lifecycle, from requirements definition and concept development through detailed design, integration, verification, and sustainment.
- Maintain, improve, and troubleshoot existing RF designs and architectures while developing new technical solutions for evolving program needs.
- Collaborate with systems, mechanical, manufacturing, test, software, quality, and program teams to resolve technical issues and support producible, supportable designs.
- Identify technical risks, issues, opportunities, and system impacts; recommend mitigation strategies and communicate findings to program leadership.
- Support technical reviews, requirements flow-down, verification planning, and configuration-controlled engineering documentation.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
