Sr. Staff EW/RF Systems Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

19d

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Staff EW/RF Systems Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. The EW engineer in this role will be responsible for one or more of the following: Leads the planning, coordination, and analysis to support development, integration, test, production, and flight test. As a technical leader collaborate with leadership on system requirements generation and associated flow down, subsystem design/analysis, and subsystem performance verification including lab and range testing. Support any stage of the aircraft system life cycle activity such as developing primary designs, integrating into a system, supporting fielding of the system, supporting airworthiness activity, and supporting testing of the systems Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced Ability to determine and develop approaches to solutions within schedule and cost objectives. RF generation source scenario programming Simulation development and test Data Analysis Performance analysis

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
Active In-Scope DoD Secret clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) - needed to start.
E xperience working in lab environment
Experience working with development documents for lab infrastructure
Experience leading a team
Experience in RF, ES, and/or EA applications

Nice To Haves

Excellent communication skills for both in-person and written content
Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
Outstanding problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently
Demonstrated history of personnel development and successful team engagement
Interest in and track record of providing successful mentorship
Ability to work across multiple geographically separated campuses
Familiarity with RF sensing modalities
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple IPTS

Responsibilities

Leads the planning, coordination, and analysis to support development, integration, test, production, and flight test.
As a technical leader collaborate with leadership on system requirements generation and associated flow down, subsystem design/analysis, and subsystem performance verification including lab and range testing.
Support any stage of the aircraft system life cycle activity such as developing primary designs, integrating into a system, supporting fielding of the system, supporting airworthiness activity, and supporting testing of the systems
Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced
Ability to determine and develop approaches to solutions within schedule and cost objectives.
RF generation source scenario programming
Simulation development and test
Data Analysis
Performance analysis