Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design

Northrop Grumman • Baltimore, MD

2d • $169,000 - $253,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The AESA Subsystems and Product Leadership organization at Northrop Grumman Missions Systems in Baltimore, Maryland is seeking a Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design to support several of our onsite product lines. In this role, you will lead the Hardware Design Team, and partner with other engineering function leaders to progress and mature hardware product in support of critical engineering reviews and milestones. This position supports the full design lifecycle including development, integration, and test.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant engineering experience, 10 years of experience with Master's degree, or 8 years of experience with PhD
• Familiar with RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS)
• Drafting and design experience in PCB design for fabrication and PWB layer stack up for digital, RF and mixed signal CCAs.
• Experience with test and troubleshoot from component to assembly levels.
• Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty.
• US Citizenship required.
• Active Secret Clearance and ability to obtain SAP.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading technical teams.
• Strong understanding of hardware design principles, and Hardware Design Process.
• Expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS)
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Subsystem parts (CCAs, front-end technology, Receiver-Exciter, phased array technology) and their capabilities
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Subsystem metrics and requirements that are assessed (Gain, ERP, CPCR, Sensitivity, TOI, Noise Figure, various antenna subsystem health status, RF chain\paths)
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Hardware testing environments: Build-up stations of components\parts (Labs with program STE Test Racks), Antenna Ranges (Near-Field, Compact Range, Far-Field, Spherical Near-Field)
• Familiarity with AESA Sub-system Hardware flow processes
• Pattern Analysis and modeling of AESA Subsystem hardware
• ATP Testing flow (build, environmental screening, approval to move forward to NHA, TRRs, Post-Test Data reviews, Consent to Break, OK for Stores, OK to ship)
• Understands the Design Process (PDR, DDR, CDR checklists and design gate deliverables)
• Tools utilized for data processing\analysis (MATLAB, Python)
• Documentation for Hardware (T-Specs, OTSAs, hardware drawings, ICDs, Set Selection Drawings)
• Quality processes utilized in hardware anomaly cases (QNs, FRBs, MRBs, Engineering response to hardware failures in the ATP Test Flow, and Qualification phase)

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design, modeling, and verification of the RF, microwave, and mixed signal assemblies.
• Lead verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs, as well as troubleshooting efforts and failure investigations.
• Collaborating with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Test, and IC design Engineers.
• Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component level designers
• Mentor other engineers from a technical standpoint as well as perform senior peer review.
• Contribute as an RF or Hardware Lead within the AESA Hardware Subsystem Discipline.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior