Staff Electronics Engineer - RF Subsystems Lead

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

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Staff Electronics Engineer - Platform Cosite Lead to join an interdisciplinary team responsible for RF subsystems development, integration, and verification. On a 9/80 schedule, this on-site position offers challenging design, analysis and program support.

Relocation assistance may be available; active Secret clearance is required. The role involves collaboration with suppliers and program stakeholders to meet mission objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12 years of related experience.
• Master’s degree in STEM with 10 years of related experience.
• PhD in STEM with 8 years of related experience.
• Knowledge of RF electromagnetics (VHF through Ka bands).
• Experience with electronic subsystems for aircraft applications.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support development and integration of communications subsystems to meet platform mission objectives.
• Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Perform performance and functional analyses.
• Conduct detailed trade studies.
• Perform risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure.
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders.
• Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work.
• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support.
• Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab.
• Perform aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off.
• Support technical discussions with the customer and have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams.

Skills

RF components design

CEM antenna analysis

Electromagnetics knowledge

System engineering design

Customer requirements translation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Excel

Jira

Confluence

Cameo SysML

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Staff Electronics Engineer - Platform Cosite Lead to join an interdisciplinary team responsible for RF subsystems development, integration, and verification. On a 9/80 schedule, this on-site position offers challenging design, analysis and program support.

Relocation assistance may be available; active Secret clearance is required. The role involves collaboration with suppliers and program stakeholders to meet mission objectives.