Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a seasoned RF/Hardware Lead to guide the Hardware Design Team and collaborate with cross-functional engineers on advancing RF/microwave hardware for critical programs. You will oversee the full design lifecycle, lead verification efforts, mentor engineers, and contribute to AESA subsystem discipline, with eligibility for Secret clearance.

US citizenship is required, and relocation options may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• 12+ years of relevant engineering experience; 10 years with a Master’s; or 8 years with a PhD.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance (SAP).
• RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and PCB design tools (Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS).
• Drafting and design experience in PCB design for fabrication and PWB layer stack for digital, RF and mixed signal CCAs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Hardware Design Team and partner with other engineering function leaders to progress hardware products.
• Oversee the full design lifecycle including development, integration, and test.
• Lead verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs and troubleshooting.

Skills

Leadership experience

RF/Microwave modeling

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Keysight ADS

Xpedition

HFSS

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

What You'll get to Do:

• Lead the Hardware Design Team, and partner with other engineering function leaders to progress and mature hardware product in support of critical engineering reviews and milestones.
• This position supports the full design lifecycle including development, integration, and test.
• Oversee the design, modeling, and verification of the RF, microwave, and mixed signal assemblies.
• Lead verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs, as well as troubleshooting efforts and failure investigations.
• Collaborate with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Test, and IC design Engineers.
• Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component level designers.
• Mentor other engineers from a technical standpoint as well as perform senior peer review.
• Contribute as an RF or Hardware Lead within the AESA Hardware Subsystem Discipline.

Related job functions include:

• Candidate is preferred to have an engineering background and has experience leading a small team of engineers that has executed tasks involving the following:
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Subsystem parts (CCAs, front-end technology, Receiver-Exciter, phased array technology) and their capabilities
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Subsystem metrics and requirements that are assessed (Gain, ERP, CPCR, Sensitivity, TOI, Noise Figure, various antenna subsystem health status, RF chain\paths)
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Hardware testing environments: Build-up stations of components\parts (Labs with program STE Test Racks) Antenna Ranges (Near-Field, Compact Range, Far-Field, Spherical Near-Field)
• Familiarity with AESA Sub-system Hardware flow processes Pattern Analysis and modeling of AESA Subsystem hardware ATP Testing flow (build, environmental screening, approval to move forward to NHA, TRRs, Post-Test Data reviews, Consent to Break, OK for Stores, OK to ship)
• Understands the Design Process (PDR, DDR, CDR checklists and design gate deliverables)
• Tools utilized for data processing analysis (MATLAB, Python)
• Documentation for Hardware (T-Specs, OTSAs, hardware drawings, ICDs, Set Selection Drawings)
• Quality processes utilized in hardware anomaly cases (QNs, FRBs, MRBs, Engineering response to hardware failures in the ATP Test Flow, and Qualification phase)
• These positions are contingent upon having an Active Secret Clearance and obtaining SAP clearance.
• These positions are contingent upon Program Award.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant engineering experience, 10 years of experience with Master's degree, or 8 years of experience with PhD
• Familiar with RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS)
• Drafting and design experience in PCB design for fabrication and PWB layer stack up for digital, RF and mixed signal CCAs.
• Experience with test and troubleshoot from component to assembly levels.
• Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty.
• US Citizenship required.
• Active Secret Clearance and ability to obtain SAP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading technical teams.
• Strong understanding of hardware design principles, and Hardware Design Process.
• Expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS).

Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00

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.

Benefits:

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• 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.

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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work.

Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.