Senior RF Systems Engineer – Top Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Cincinnati (Xetron) seeks a cleared Staff Systems Engineer to lead RF sensor and collection system efforts for national defense programs. You will guide design, architecture, and technical reviews, interfacing with customers and internal teams to ensure requirements are met.

The position emphasizes leadership across disciplines, system engineering life-cycle activities, and direct collaboration with end users, with salaries aligned to the stated range.

Qualifications

• Substantial breadth and depth of knowledge in all aspects of engineering with a focus on producing deployable RF sensors and collection systems.
• Engineering team leadership and direct technical contribution with RF hardware communication and collection design projects.
• Experience in extracting derived requirements and generating system architectures from mission-level concept of operations (ConOps).
• Previous direct contact with end customers in the creation and development of project technical reviews and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts to produce new hardware products at the Xetron facility supporting National Defense partners.
• Direct contact with end customers and end operators to gather feedback during design process.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to resolve and integrate requirements and verify their incorporation into the product.

Skills

RF sensors

RF hardware design

Leadership in engineering

ConOps to architecture

Customer engagement

Education

BS in Engineering or STEM

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

Cameo MBSE

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman Cincinnati (Xetron) seeks a cleared Staff Systems Engineer to lead RF sensor and collection system efforts for national defense programs. You will guide design, architecture, and technical reviews, interfacing with customers and internal teams to ensure requirements are met.

The position emphasizes leadership across disciplines, system engineering life-cycle activities, and direct collaboration with end users, with salaries aligned to the stated range.