Principal or Senior Principal Engineer level RF Electronics Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 152,100 - 228,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Overtime eligibility

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal RF Antenna Co‑Site Engineer in the Aeronautics Systems sector, based in Melbourne, FL. The role emphasizes development, integration, and testing of RF subsystems with U.S. government clearance.

Responsibilities include translating requirements, conducting CEM analyses, and managing supplier documentation. Required are advanced EM/RF knowledge, system engineering practice, and strong communication skills; candidates should hold a

Qualifications

• Active US Government Secret or higher clearance; background investigation in last 6 years.
• Experience in CEM antenna analysis for source/victim co-site analysis.
• Experience designing, integrating, testing, and operating LOS/BLOS systems in airborne military apps.

Responsibilities

• Support development and integration of RF subsystems to meet mission objectives.
• Translate customer requirements into derived specifications and interfaces.
• Verify and validate allocated requirements and conduct testing in lab and on aircraft.
• Collaborate with program stakeholders and suppliers on documentation and SOWs.
• Provide technical management of strategic partners and suppliers.

Skills

RF electromagnetics knowledge

CEM antenna analysis

RF design & characterization

System engineering methods

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's in STEM field

Master's in STEM field

PhD in STEM field

Tools

Cameo/SysML

MATLAB

Jira/Confluence

Excel

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes | CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret | TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time | LOCATION: Melbourne, FL.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world. This position is a Principal or Senior Principal level RF Antenna Co‑Site Engineer in the Aeronautics Systems sector.

Responsibilities

• Support development and integration of communications and other RF subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives.
• Develop and manage requirements and interfaces.
• Verify and validate all allocated requirements.
• Translate customer requirements into derived specifications.
• Perform Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) antenna analysis for source/victim (co‑site) analysis.
• Conduct detailed trade studies.
• Perform risk analysis and develop mitigation plans and track to closure.
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain supplier documentation, performance‑based specifications, and statements of work.
• Provide technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support.
• Review supplier development documents and support technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Identify, plan and execute informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab.
• Troubleshoot hardware in the lab.
• Perform aircraft ground and flight tests to validate and verify subsystem requirements.
• Support technical discussions with the customer and daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and sub‑teams.

Expected Skills

• Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands).
• Ability to design, select and characterize RF components to meet mission objectives.
• Knowledge of system engineering design methods, requirements analysis and flow‑down, specification derivation and interface control documentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work well in a close team environment.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Level: Bachelors in a STEM field + 5+ years of relevant experience, OR Master’s + 3+ years, OR PhD + 1+ year.
• Senior Principal Level: Bachelors in a STEM field + 8+ years of relevant experience, OR Master’s + 6+ years, OR PhD + 4+ years.
• Active US Government Secret or higher clearance, background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time.
• Experience in CEM antenna analysis for source/victim (co‑site) analysis.
• Experience in designing, integrating, testing, installing, and operating LOS and BLOS communication systems in airborne military applications.
• Experience with voice, military and network waveforms; cryptographic implementations; RF antenna and component design and performance analysis.
• Data analysis experience.
• Supplier/subcontract management experience.
• Experience developing supplier documentation, performance‑based specifications, and statements of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives.
• Problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Quick assimilation of new concepts, self‑directed work.
• Model‑based systems engineering using Cameo, SysML tools.
• Performance analysis using MATLAB, Excel, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Supplier evaluation criteria development and technical evaluation experience.
• Active US Government Top Secret Clearance.

Salary Range

Principal Level: $152,100.00 – $228,100.00. Secondary Level Salary Range: $0.00 – $0.00.

Benefits

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and, for VP or Director positions, Long Term Incentives. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

EEO Statement

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.