Staff Communications Engineer - Antenna Co-site

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 152,900 - 229,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks a Staff Communications Engineer – Antenna Co-site to advance subsystem architecture and testing. You will lead design, analysis, and integration of RF subsystems for airborne platforms, coordinating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Qualified candidates have a STEM degree with extensive RF experience and active Secret clearance. Relocation assistance is available and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM disciplines with extensive engineering experience or higher degrees as applicable.
• Experience with RF equipment for airborne platforms and antenna systems.
• Proficiency in electromagnetic analysis and modeling for co-site scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Support development and integration of RF subsystems to meet mission objectives.
• Translate customer needs into hardware/software specifications.
• Perform performance analyses, trade studies, and risk mitigations.
• Collaborate with engineers, program stakeholders, and suppliers.

Skills

RF engineering

Antenna design

CEM analysis

SysML modeling

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Jira/Confluence

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Secret. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Job Summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Communications Engineer – Antenna Co‑site to join our team in Melbourne, FL. The engineer will serve as a key member of an interdisciplinary team developing innovative solutions to advanced technical problems, focusing on communications subsystems architecture, performance analysis, requirements development, integration, testing, and supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives.
• Develop, analyze, mature and implement requirements, translating customer needs into hardware and software specifications.
• Conduct performance and functional analyses, detailed trade studies, risk analysis, and mitigation planning.
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain supplier documentation, performance‐based specifications, and statements of work.
• Provide technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including acquisition, acceptance, qualification, integration, and test support.
• Review supplier development documents and support technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Plan and execute informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in the lab, troubleshoot hardware, and perform ground and flight tests to validate and verify requirements.
• Engage in technical discussions with the customer and maintain daily interaction with management, external personnel, and cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and risk‑mitigation skills, holding the team to high technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline with 12+ years of engineering experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years, or Ph.D. with 8+ years.
• Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands).
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RF equipment for airborne platforms.
• Ability to design, select, and characterize RF components to meet mission objectives.
• Experience in Computational Electromagnetic (CEM) antenna analysis for co‑site applications.
• Experience with LOS and BLOS communication systems, voice and military waveforms, cryptographic implementations, RF antenna and component design.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (within the past 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and ability to obtain or maintain SAP clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Problem‑solving and data analysis skills.
• System engineering design methods, requirements flow‑down, interface documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and teamwork.
• Direct experience with internal/external technical and programmatic stakeholders.
• Model‑based systems engineering (Cameo or similar SysML tools).
• Performance analysis using MATLAB, Excel, or similar.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Supplier/subcontract management, including document development and technical evaluation.

Salary & Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 – $229,300.00. Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long‑term incentives for senior roles. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid holidays, and PTO.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 Northrop Grumman EEO Statement.U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions requiring a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.