Communications Engineer/Principal Communications Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, FL, is seeking a Principal RF Payload Engineer to join our Aeronautics Systems team. You will own integration of airborne communications, lead requirements development, and collaborate with partners to meet mission objectives.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret desired) and experience with LOS/BLOS systems, system modeling tools, and testing across multiple domains. Relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 5+ years of related professional/military Engineering experience OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of such experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance in-scope (granted or renewed within 6 years) and ability to obtain Top-Secret clearance.
• Preferred: Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Integrate airborne communications systems and components for real-time coordination across ground, air, space and naval forces.
• Develop, analyze, mature, and implement requirements for complex RF payload systems.
• Design, analyze, configure, test, document and troubleshoot communications subsystems.
• Create detailed designs with schematics, diagrams and specifications.
• Coordinate with engineers and stakeholders to integrate LOS and BLOS subsystems to meet mission objectives.
• Provide program leadership and manage suppliers and partners across development and integration activities.
• Lead testing and validation of subsystem requirements, ensuring technical rigor.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years

Master's degree in STEM with 3+ years

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description

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 an Principal RF Payload Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is developing cutting edge technology that seamlessly analyzes, fuses, and distributes multi-domain information into command-and-control systems of systems to support all domains of war.

The Principal Electronics Engineer in this role will be responsible for one or more of the following:

• Integration of airborne communications systems and components to enable real-time coordination and reliable communication between ground, air, space and naval forces
• Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation
• Design, analyze, configure, test, document and troubleshoot communications systems
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) subsystems to meet platform mission objectives
• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
• Perform informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements

A successful Principal Electronics Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Electronics Engineer (T03): Must have a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Electronics Engineer (T02): Must have a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 2 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope (granted or renewed within the last 6 years), and the ability to obtain Top-Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An active Top Secret clearance
• Familiarity with electromagnetics in the RF spectrum
• Familiarity with Line-of-Sight and Beyond-Line-of-Sight Communications technology
• Familiarity with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Experience with supplier/subcontract management.
• Experience with scheduling engineering activities.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Control Account Management (CAM) certification or Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.

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