Principal RF/Microwave Design Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 108,800 - 203,600; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, AMS E&S is seeking experienced RF engineers for Principal / Sr. Principal RF Engineer roles focused on RF/Microwave design and analysis. Responsibilities span requirements derivation, architecture, receiver/exciter design, test documentation, data processing, and system integration.

Candidates should have leadership experience and MATLAB proficiency. Roles require a Secret clearance, with opportunities at Level 3 or 4 depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Secret or Top-Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 4 years of experience (or Master's with 2 years; PhD with 0).
• Proficient in MATLAB and experienced in processing large data sets.
• Understanding of Antenna/RF Performance Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Derive, flow-down, and configure subsystem requirements (hardware/software).
• Develop Systems Architecture and Receiver/Exciter Architecture.
• Document test procedures/reports, RF requirements, and data analysis.
• Process data, perform measurements and data reduction, and support testing.
• Model performance and assist verification and integration.
• Conduct TRR and oversee subsystem integration and system integration.
• Oversee hardware commanding down to the register level.
• Lead or contribute to AESA/phased array or related antenna hardware work.

Skills

MATLAB programming

Data processing

AESAs

Antenna RF performance analysis

Radar/SIGINT/SATCOM sensors

Big data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Master's Degree (optional)

Tools

Atlassian Tool Suite

Git

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, AMS E&S is seeking experienced RF engineers for Principal / Sr. Principal RF Engineer roles focused on RF/Microwave design and analysis. Responsibilities span requirements derivation, architecture, receiver/exciter design, test documentation, data processing, and system integration.

Candidates should have leadership experience and MATLAB proficiency. Roles require a Secret clearance, with opportunities at Level 3 or 4 depending on qualifications.