Staff Engineer Electronics - Software Integration (CA or FL)

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Staff Engineer Electronics - Software Integration to join a cross‑functional team in San Diego, CA or Melbourne, FL. You will develop software interfaces for Electronic Warfare subsystems, analyze performance, manage interfaces, and validate requirements while collaborating with EW suppliers.

The role involves travel up to 10%, duties include requirement development, subsystem integration, and test in real-time environments, with primary focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of related experience; OR Master’s in STEM with 10+ years; OR Ph.D. with 8+ years.
• Experience in RF/EW applications, including modeling in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RF equipment for airborne platforms.
• Familiarity with RF sensing modalities and their applications.
• Experience with digital signal processing.
• Active Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into software specifications and drive implementation.
• Collaborate with avionics and mission subsystem teams to meet platform objectives.
• Work with hardware, software, and firmware engineers to integrate systems.
• Support EW algorithms for next-generation RF sensors.
• Develop and verify designs using digital simulation and hardware-in-the-loop methods.
• Create supplier documentation and statements of work; review supplier artifacts.
• Document designs with detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications.

Skills

RF/EW apps

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Digital signal processing

Security clearance TS SCI

Airborne RF systems

Model-based systems engineering

DOORS requirements

SysML Cameo

Jira/Confluence

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Cameo SysML

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Engineer Electronics - Software Integration to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position can be located in San Diego, CA or Melbourne, FL.

The selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team on key efforts to develop novel Software integration and test on developmental NGAS programs. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of Software interface and management for the Electronic Warfare subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements. You will work directly with EW suppliers to development and integrate multi-function RF subsystems.

This position may require travel up to 10%.

Will be responsible for one or more of the following:

• Requirements development, analysis, maturation, and implementation, translating customer requirements into software specifications
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate avionics and mission subsystems to meet platform mission objectives
• Work collaboratively with cross-disciplinary teams, including hardware, software, and firmware engineers
• Support for performance compliant design of Electronic Warfare algorithms on next generation multifunction RF sensor
• Support for novel solutions amid implementation constraints such as system interfaces, real time digital resource management, hardware limitations
• Support for maturation and verification in digital simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments, including authorship to test requirements
• Collaborate on Algorithm Development for system functionality and efficiency
• Develop supplier documentation such as procurement specifications, and statements of work, and review artifacts from the supplier’s development effort
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications
• Support development and integration of HW subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
• Develop integrated HW integration and test
• Performing functional and performance analyses
• Conducting detailed trade studies
• Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems, and systems in accordance with governmental and commercial standards.
• Configure, test, document and troubleshoot avionics and mission systems

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
• Experience in RF/EW applications, including developing and applying models in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++, along with experience in tracking and algorithm development.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RF equipment for airborne platforms
• Familiarity with 1 or more RF sensing modalities and their applications.
• Experience with digital signal processing
• An active U.S. Government issued Top Secret SCI Security Clearance as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing EW or Radar subsystems for airborne platforms
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
• Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
• Experience with generating and managing requirements in DOORs
• Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
• Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
• Experience in supplier/subcontract management
• Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
• Understand NGAS Sector Engineering procedures
• Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
• Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
• Experience in decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level
• Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
• Experience in supplier/subcontract management
• Experience with working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals
• Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $265,600.00

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.