Sr Staff Engineer Signal Processing

Northrop Grumman; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 212,100 - 318,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Staff System Engineer with a background in Signal Processing to join their team in Sacramento, California. The role involves designing and testing detection algorithms, supporting hardware development, and requires expertise in tactical SIGINT operations. Candidates should hold a BS in a STEM field with substantial experience. The position offers relocation assistance, comprehensive benefits, and a competitive salary range of $212,100 - $318,100.

Qualifications

• Must have a BS degree in a STEM field and at least 14 years relevant experience.
• Ability to convert complex operational needs into technical system requirements.
• Experience with Software Defined Radios and RF front-ends.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture trades and design analysis.
• Design detection and characterization algorithms for RF communication signals.
• Support the deployment of core products on new platforms.

Skills

Signal Processing

DSP Fundamentals

Geolocation Concepts

Software Defined Radios

CUDA/GPU Programming

Education

BS in STEM field

MS in STEM field

PhD in STEM field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Docker

Kubernetes

Atlassian Tool Suite

Job description

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No. CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI. TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Staff System Engineer Signal Processing background to work in Sacramento, California. Join a team that develops transformative signal processing solutions to solve complex challenges in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). Your work will contribute to real-world national security initiatives. We offer a wide variety of professional development opportunities, mentorship by senior engineers, and access to cutting-edge tools and technologies like Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) for deployment of advanced signal processing algorithms.

This role requires no clearance to start, however the ability and willingness to obtain Top Secret with SCI clearance is required for continued long term employment.

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.).

Basic Qualifications For System Engineer Level 6

• Must have a BS degree in a STEM field and at least 14 years relevant experience, or MS degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or a PhD and at least 10 years of relevant experience
• Requirements Translation: Ability to convert complex operational needs into technical system requirements
• Domain Expertise: Command of tactical SIGINT operations, military capabilities, and geolocation concepts.
• DSP Fundamentals: Expertise in modulation/demodulation, FFT/spectral analysis, filtering (FIR/IIR), resampling, channelization, and detection/estimation theory.
• SIGINT/RF Expertise: Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR), RF front-ends, IQ data, geolocation techniques (DF/beamforming), and signal characterization

Preferred Qualifications

• Hardware Acceleration: Experience with CUDA/GPU programming is increasingly critical for real-time performance optimization in SIGINT signal chains.
• Agile/DevOps: Experience in Agile software development and containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes for deploying SIGINT applications
• Analysis Tools: Familiarity with specialized tools like X-MIDAS, MATLAB/Simulink, and Linux-based toolchains.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Practical experience or coursework in programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Python.
• Experience with simulating and processing RF communications in GNU Radio.
• Active TS with SCI clearance

What We Can Offer You

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including: Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Primary Level Salary Range: $212,100.00 - $318,100.00

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.