Senior RF Engineer – Secret Clearance (Relocation)

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 88,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Missions Systems is seeking experienced RF engineers in Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design, Digital beamforming, and more. Responsibilities include testing RF architectures, performing subsystems analysis, and supporting performance verification.

Applicants should hold a bachelor's in science or related field, with a current Secret clearance or higher. Travel up to 10% may be required as part of project deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 2 years of experience.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Government Secret clearance is required.
• Experience in RF/Microwave test and design.
• Ability to troubleshoot RF hardware/subsystems.
• Demonstrated problem-solving across RF/microwave domains.

Responsibilities

• Test and troubleshoot Line Replacement Modules (LRM) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) of RF architecture.
• Perform subsystem analysis and data-driven threshold adjustments.
• Support performance testing and requirements verification.
• Lead or contribute to RF hardware test and integration activities.

Skills

RF testing

Troubleshooting

Digital hardware

IREX

RF Measurements

Subsystem design

MATLAB

Python

Git

Atlassian tools

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Masters accepted in lieu of degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Atlassian Tool Suite

Git

Job description

Northrop Grumman Missions Systems is seeking experienced RF engineers in Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design, Digital beamforming, and more. Responsibilities include testing RF architectures, performing subsystems analysis, and supporting performance verification.

Applicants should hold a bachelor's in science or related field, with a current Secret clearance or higher. Travel up to 10% may be required as part of project deliverables.