Engineer/Principal Engineer RF Microwave/Mixed Signal Design Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer/Principal Engineer RF Microwave Mixed Signal Design in Baltimore, MD. The role focuses on RF/microwave design for assemblies and subsystems, including testing, modeling, and integration within an AESA radar context.

Onsite full-time with a 9/80 schedule. Relocation assistance may be available and a Interim Secret clearance is required to start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with RF/microwave experience.
• Alternative: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with RF/microwave experience.

Responsibilities

• Designing RF and mixed signal assemblies including modules, filters, and backplanes.
• Designing RF subsystems such as AESA and radar sensors.
• Use industry tools for RF modeling, simulation, and verification.
• Plan RF hardware test, perform troubleshooting, and sustainment activities.
• Prototype RF hardware and perform measurements with VNA, spectrum analyzer, and oscilloscope.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Test Design.
• Support product lifecycle from prototyping to full-rate production.

Skills

RF design

Mixed signal design

Antenna technology

Electronic packaging

RF test & measurements

Python/C++/C#

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S. in Electrical Engineering (optional)

Tools

ANSYS EM Suite

CST Microwave

Keysight ADS

Genesys

Matlab/Simulink

Xpedition

DXDesigner

GRASP

FEKO

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

We are looking for you to join our team as an Engineer/Principal Engineer RF Microwave Mixed Signal Design based out of Baltimore (Linthicum), MD. This is full time onsite position that offers the 9/80 Schedule.

What You’ll Get to Do

The Airborne Multifunction Sensors (AMS) Engineering and Sciences (E & S) organization is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions.

We are seeking engineers with experience and interest in electronic assembly and packaging design. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Designing, modeling, and verifying RF and mixed signal assembly product types including apertures, radome, circulators/isolators, Transmit/Receive modules and switches, interposer assemblies, filters, RF manifolds/splitters, backplanes, beamformers, and other relevant RF building blocks within RF antenna subsystem.
• Designing, modeling, and verifying RF and mixed signal subsystems products including Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and other RF Subsystem products within an electronic sensor system like a Radar.
• Using industry design tools for modeling and simulating RF and mixed signal performance. Tools include but are not limited to: ANSYS EM Suite, CST Microwave, Keysight ADS, Genesys, Matlab/Simulink, Xpedition, DXDesigner, TICRA/GRASP, FEKO, Python/C++/C#, Github, Labview.
• RF and mixed signal hardware test planning and test specification creation.
• RF and mixed signal hardware production follow, engineering troubleshoot and sustainment engineering.
• Prototyping RF and mixed signal hardware with standard RF test equipment such as RF lab equipment such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, digital oscilloscopes, signal generators, phase noise test sets, and power meters.
• Antenna measurements using anechoic chambers and antenna range test equipment.
• Deriving and trading requirements from antenna subsystem-level down through component levels.
• Managing RF budgets, frequency planning, and common assembly level interfaces.
• Predicting assembly level performance through selecting materials, components, and packaging approaches, RF chain analysis, electromagnetic simulation, data collection and analysis, and other modeling techniques.
• Collaborating with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Test Design.
• Utilizing world class manufacturing capabilities both on-site and within the broader company for prototyping through full-rate production from the foundry level to microelectronic packaging to printed circuit board fabrication and assembly to subsystem level integration and test.
• Working directly with a wide variety of different external supplier partners including leading domestic foundries, printed circuit board fabricators and assemblers, component manufacturers, material fabricators, and more.
• Supporting products throughout the product life cycle.

This role is contingent upon Program Award.This role is contingent upon the ability to obtain an Interim US Government Secret Clearance prior to start.

This requisition can be filled at either the Engineer (T02) or Principal Engineer (T03) level based on the below requirements.

Engineer (T02) Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 2 years of RF/microwave experience -OR- a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 0 years of RF/microwav