EP Radar Systems Engineer — Consulting

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Middle River (MD); On-site; USD 203,000 - 304,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks an Electronically Protected Radar SME to lead system architecture for EP radar capabilities on advanced DoD aircraft and platforms. You will direct architecture development and verification for anti-jam and interference mitigation in contested environments.

You will define metrics, guide lab/SIL/HIL verification, and collaborate with customers to shape radar roadmaps, enabling modernization and new business opportunities while aligning with mission objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field with extensive DoD radar systems experience.
• Experience leading architecture development for EP radar capabilities across programs.
• Familiarity with anti-jam, interference mitigation, and spectrum resiliency in radar systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as electronically protected radar SME, providing system-level technical leadership across programs and platforms.
• Lead architecture and requirements development for EP radar capabilities (anti-jam, interference mitigation, spectrum resiliency).
• Plan and execute trade studies, modeling, simulation, and system analyses to optimize radar performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Define and oversee EP radar performance metrics, verification, and validation strategies, including lab, SIL/HIL, and flight test.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to systems, RF, digital, software, and algorithm engineers.
• Collaborate with program leadership, technical leadership, and customers to shape radar technology roadmaps and EP insertion strategies.
• Support modernization and new business efforts, including technical concepts, proposal inputs, and customer briefings/demonstrations.
• Develop and maintain interface definitions and integration strategies between radar EP functions and mission systems.
• Review and approve technical documentation (requirements, ICDs, designs, analyses, test plans/procedures, and technical review packages).
• Identify, track, and mitigate EP radar technical risks and opportunities.

Skills

Radar systems engineering

Anti-jam radar

Adaptive beamforming

MATLAB modeling

RF/digital integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

SIL/HIL environments

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks an Electronically Protected Radar SME to lead system architecture for EP radar capabilities on advanced DoD aircraft and platforms. You will direct architecture development and verification for anti-jam and interference mitigation in contested environments.

You will define metrics, guide lab/SIL/HIL verification, and collaborate with customers to shape radar roadmaps, enabling modernization and new business opportunities while aligning with mission objectives.