Digital Receiver Exciter Engineer Level 3/4 - Baltimore

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks an experienced Senior Principal RF/Microwave Design Engineer to lead a team delivering space-grade RF and antenna hardware. You will contribute to design, test, and integration across multiple campaigns, mentoring engineers and presenting results to customers.

The role requires expertise in digital receivers/exciters, RF measurements, and MATLAB/Python, with a readiness to travel 10% and hold a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in STEM with required professional experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance with SCI access.
• Experience with Digital Receivers/Exciters and RF test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests RF/microwave systems architectures and subsystems.
• Leads a team through integration, test and analysis of complex antenna systems.
• Mentors junior engineers and presents technical programs to customers.
• Performs data analysis, writes test procedures and reports.
• Works on space-grade hardware and high-rate production processes.

Skills

RF/Microwave

Digital Receivers/Exci ters

Antenna Design

MATLAB

Python

Leadership

Technical Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

RF Test Equipment

Signal Generators

Network Analyzers

Oscilloscopes

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 integration


• Subsystem 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 to 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 to lead and develop teams


• Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers


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