Senior Staff RF Hardware Subsystem Integration and Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus

Long term incentives

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in the United States is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to oversee multiple program teams focused on hardware integration and subsystem-level testing. The role requires a technical degree, strong RF/Microwave expertise, leadership experience, and proficiency in MATLAB and C++.

Active Secret clearance and US citizenship are required; relocation support is available and travel up to 10%. You will drive design decisions, mentor engineers, and contribute to advanced aerospace

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline with 14 years of experience or 12 with a Master’s and/or 10 with a PhD, plus 4 years in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizenship is required and an Active Secret Clearance.
• Expertise in RF/Microwave, antenna performance analysis, and test verification.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Visual Basic, and C++ for scripting and debugging.
• Ability to lead technical teams, plan, prioritize, and identify issues early.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to multiple program teams of engineers.
• Perform subsystem analysis from RF to digits and support performance testing.
• Lead technical teams toward predetermined long-range goals.
• Develop and maintain electrical systems and test environments.
• Coordinate scheduling, staffing, and requirements across projects.

Skills

RF/Microwave design

Antenna testing

Team leadership

System integration

MATLAB scripting

C++ programming

RF test equipment

Data analysis

Electrical troubleshooting

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Ph.D. in related field

Tools

NSI-MI Technology antenna range

Near-field antenna range

Antenna range test systems

RF test equipment (network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Typical Roles and Responsibilities include:

The qualified candidate will provide oversight to multiple program teams. These program teams will consist of a diverse group of engineers with a focus on hardware integration and test at the subsystems level. Senior Staff engineers should have a demonstrated ability in technical and team leadership overseeing engineers with experience at least at the Sr. Principal level.

Responsibilities may include subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, performance modeling, support for performance testing, and more. Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated.

These roles are contingent upon having a current Active Secret Clearance and future ability to achieve a SAP Clearance.

These roles are contingent upon Program Award.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 14 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or 12 years of experience with a Masters Degree and/or 10 years of experience with a Ph. D. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizenship is required
• Current Active Secret Clearance
• Exhibit proficiency in near field or compact antenna test ranges on tasks including antenna range integration, test, data collection, data analysis, and system integration
• Exhibit proficiency with RF test equipment including network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
• Ability to develop highly novel solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Established subject matter expertise in numerous areas of RF/Microwave discipline including but not limited to: Antenna, RF performance analysis, RF test verification, and production test support
• Exhibit proficiency in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting
• Exhibit proficiency in software scripting and debugging in MATLAB, Visual Basic, and C++
• Exhibit general aptitude in antenna range scheduling, staffing, technical team leadership, requirements, prioritization, time management, team building, work dissemination, planning, and early identification of issues
• Ability to design, implement, install and maintain electrical systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Top Secret Clearance
• Expert user of both near-field and compact antenna test ranges
• Expert user of NSI-MI Technology antenna range test systems
• Expert user of MATLAB for post-processing antenna range test data

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Primary Level Salary Range: $184,100.00 - $276,100.00

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.