Digital Receiver Exciter Engineer Level 3/4 - Baltimore

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Total Rewards program

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Baltimore, MD, seeks an experienced RF/Microwave Design Engineer to lead design, development, and testing of space-grade hardware. The role includes guiding a team through integration, test campaigns, and customer presentations.

The position requires active Secret clearance, strong MATLAB/Python skills, and hands-on experience with RF test equipment. Relocation support may be available and a comprehensive rewards package is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of experience OR Master’s with 3+ years OR PhD with 1+ year.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance at time of application with SCI access.
• Experience with Digital Receivers/Exciters and RF test equipment.
• Ability to collaborate in a team and lead/mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests RF and microwave systems and subsystems, focusing on digital receivers/exciters.
• Lead a team through integration, test, and analysis of complex antenna systems.
• Present complex technical programs to non-technical customers and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to test procedures, reports, and data analysis.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Technical presentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

RF test equipment

STK modeling tool

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

The Electronics and Payload Division within Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Eastern Region 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 experienced engineers in the following areas: Digital Receiver/Exciter, Antennas, and RF/Microwave/Digital design and test. Senior Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer will lead a team working toward the delivery of space production hardware across multiple test campaigns. These positions will support our Electronics and Payloads Team, located in Baltimore, MD.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To

Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, Sub-systems, circuits, or products. Focusing on digital receivers and exciters. General frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform moderately complex professional tasks. Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned.

In addition, this candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:

• Digital Receivers/Exciters
• Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
• Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentations
• Data Processing
• Highly integrated subsystems including antenna hardware
• Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
• Antenna or Subsystem Control Design
• RF Measurements and Data Reduction
• Systems Architecture
• Antenna range integration, test, and system integrationSubsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
• Leading a team of antenna design engineers and RF analysts through the integration, test, and analysis of complex and highly integrated antenna systems.
• Presenting to internal and external customers.
• Mentoring junior engineers on antenna design and analysis.

This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.

Basic Qualifications For Level 3

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
• Experience with Digital Receivers/Exciters
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, O-scopes)
• Must be able collaborate in a team environment
• Must be able lead and develop teams
• Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers
• Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems
• Experience using MATLAB, Python
• Experience with high rate production hardware, tools and processes or hardware designed for space environments
• Experience with debugging hardware and working through test failures.

Basic Qualifications For Level 4

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
• Experience with Digital Receivers/Exciters
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, O-scopes)
• Must be able collaborate in a team environment
• Must be able lead and develop teams
• Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers
• Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems
• Experience using MATLAB, Python
• Experience with high rate production hardware, tools and processes or hardware designed for space environments
• Experience with debugging hardware and working through test failures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience using modeling tools such as STK

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.