Senior Signal Processing Architect for SIGINT Systems

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 212,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Staff System Engineer with a Signal Processing background to work in Sacramento, California. You will join a team that develops transformative signal processing solutions to solve complex challenges in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT).

You'll work with cutting-edge tools such as Ultra‑Wideband SDRs and GPUs, enjoying professional growth and mentorship from senior engineers on national security initiatives.

Qualifications

• BS in STEM with at least 14 years of relevant experience, or MS with 12+ years, or PhD with 10+ years.
• Ability to translate complex operational needs into technical system requirements.
• Domain: tactical SIGINT operations, military capabilities, and geolocation concepts.
• DSP basics: modulation/demodulation, FFT/spectral analysis, filtering, resampling, channelization, and estimation theory.
• Experience with SDRs, RF front-ends, IQ data, geolocation techniques (DF/beamforming), and signal characterization.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling
• Provide engineering support for hardware development efforts
• Design detection and characterization algorithms for Radio Frequency communication signals
• Implement detection and characterization algorithms
• Test signal processing algorithms and receivers in a lab environment
• Design, test, and produce detection, characterization, and geolocation algorithms
• Support the deployment of core products on new platforms (e.g., manned aircraft, drones, ships, etc.)

Skills

DSP Fundamentals

SIGINT/RF Expertise

Requirements Translation

CUDA/GPU programming

Python/C++

Education

BS in STEM (14+ yrs) or MS (12+ yrs) or PhD (10+ yrs)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Linux toolchains

GNU Radio

X-MIDAS

Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Staff System Engineer with a Signal Processing background to work in Sacramento, California. You will join a team that develops transformative signal processing solutions to solve complex challenges in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT).

You'll work with cutting-edge tools such as Ultra‑Wideband SDRs and GPUs, enjoying professional growth and mentorship from senior engineers on national security initiatives.