Staff RF Microwave Engineer

Northrop Grumman
71d$163,200 - $244,800

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. The Electronics and Payloads organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking engineers experienced in design and analysis of Electronically Scanned Arrays (ESAs) and other Antennas, Computational Electromagnetics (CEM), and RF/Microwave design to lead the development of next generation antenna products. This position will be based in Baltimore, MD.

Requirements

  • Bachelors’ degree in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline (STEM) with a minimum of 12 years of design experience or 10 years of experience with a master’s degree or 7 years with a Ph.D.
  • Extensive ESA antenna design and analysis experience from concept design through AI&T
  • Experience with CEM modeling tools such as HFSS, CST, TRICA GRASP
  • Ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
  • Experience leading teams, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems
  • No clearance required to start but must have the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access

Nice To Haves

  • Expertise in ESA antenna design and analysis experience from concept design through AI&T
  • Experience developing complex antenna architectures
  • Ability to derive antenna performance requirements and flow to subassemblies and components
  • Previous experience leading antenna design teams
  • Experience with power, RF and digital signal distribution
  • Have completed radiator, manifold or tile designs
  • Hands on AI&T experience from planning through execution
  • Active TS/SCI

Responsibilities

  • Leading a team of antenna design engineers and RF analysts through the design, modeling and simulation of complex and highly integrated antenna systems
  • Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration management
  • Overseeing RF pattern modeling, optimization and installed performance analysis
  • Providing technical input on overall antenna architecture including power distribution, antenna controls, and RF distribution
  • Presenting to internal and external customers
  • Supporting Antenna Integration and Test (AI&T) Planning and Execution
  • Mentoring junior engineers on antenna design

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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