Principal RF Systems Engineer - R10198529

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Principal RF Systems Engineer, where you'll influence innovation in defense and space manufacturing. This pivotal role, requiring a STEM degree and hands-on RF testing experience, promises exciting challenges, frequent travel, and an inclusive work culture that celebrates creativity and bold ideas.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid holidays and time off

Qualifications

• Must have 5 years relevant experience with a Bachelor's in STEM or 3 years with a Master's.
• Experience with hands-on RF testing and integration.
• Ability to travel OCONUS for 90-120 days.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical planning and system integration for total systems.
• Conduct analyses at all levels including design, test, and operation.
• Ensure logical conversion of requirements into total systems solutions.

Skills

RF testing

Integration and testing of RF systems

Use of commercial test equipment

Education

STEM degree

Job description

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and 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 a Principal RF Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program. This position would be based in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Analyses are performed at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• This role will travel approximately 50% of the time to an OCONUS location with durations lasting 90-120 days.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application
• Must have a completed STEM degree [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]
• 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)
• 3 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)
• 0 Years of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D. (STEM)
• Must have above minimum experience with hands-on RF testing
• Must have above minimum experience with hands-on integration and test of individual antennas, phased array antennas, RF circuits, passive RF components, and RF systems
• Must have above minimum hands-on experience using commercial test equipment (i.e., vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, signal generators)
• Must have the ability to travel OCONUS for 90 to 120-day increments (up to 50% annually)
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field
• Experience testing and characterizing products that utilize advanced waveforms
• Experience with temperature, shock, burn-in, and environmental testing (including MIL-STD 810G).
• Experience using Linux and developing software applications that run on Linux-based computer systems
• Experience participating and guiding the testing of RF hardware for required performance metrics: VSWR, insertion loss, gain, polarization, radar cross section (RCS), etc.
• Experience mentoring and guiding more junior engineers and technicians in the design, build, and test phases of RF projects and programs
  
  

Salary Range: $100,300.00 - $150,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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