RF Microwave Design Engineer: Secret Clearance (Level 3/4)

Northrop Grumman; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Boulder, CO is seeking an RF Microwave Design Engineer at Level 3 or 4 to support our team. You will conduct RF/payload analyses, design RF/microwave systems, and develop architectures for SATCOM ground terminals and related hardware. Ideal candidates have experience with link budget analyses, MATLAB, and MS Office, and understand RF propagation.

A U.S. Citizenship and a Secret clearance are required; willingness to travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Active Secret clearance is required at time of application
• Understanding of Digital Communications and Signal Processing
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and/or analysis of RF Systems, including Space-to-Ground and Payload Systems
• Design and integration of SATCOM ground terminals, RF-over-Fiber, high-power transmitters, and phased-array and parabolic antennas
• Experience performing Link Budget Analysis to design and optimize the communication link between the satellite and the ground station and/or Cascade Analysis to evaluate the overall performance of the payload and associated components
• Proficient with MATLAB
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Conduct RF/payload/communication system analysis, modeling, and simulation
• Designing and developing RF/microwave systems and corresponding analyses
• Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, components, circuits, or products
• Generating specifications and analyses for ambiguous customer requirements
• Supporting RF engineering Basis of Estimates for proposals
• Execute trades and analyses for Radio Frequency systems and circuitry
• Model and simulate RF systems for high-frequency and microwave applications

Skills

RF engineering

MATLAB

Link budget analysis

Antenna design

SATCOM

Signal processing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

HFSS

DOORS

MS Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Boulder, CO is seeking an RF Microwave Design Engineer at Level 3 or 4 to support our team. You will conduct RF/payload analyses, design RF/microwave systems, and develop architectures for SATCOM ground terminals and related hardware. Ideal candidates have experience with link budget analyses, MATLAB, and MS Office, and understand RF propagation.

A U.S. Citizenship and a Secret clearance are required; willingness to travel up to 10% is expected.