Staff Radar Modeling Simulation Analysis Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission System's Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites seeks a Staff Radar Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Systems Engineer in Baltimore, MD. The role is on-site, requiring a Secret clearance and SAP access ability.

You will work within Foundational Systems Engineering to accelerate capability delivery via advanced models and simulations of platforms, sensors, and interactions with the environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science; relevant experience required.
• 12+ years with Bachelor's, 10+ with Master’s, or 8+ with PhD in technical field.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain SAP access and Secret clearance.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python, Bash or C shell scripting on Linux/Windows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate large-scale radar modeling and simulation systems.
• Design and implement MSE&A workflows for platform, sensor and system interactions.
• Integrate simulation with flight software; compare with test data and validate.
• Produce publication-quality reports to support VVA and stakeholder credibility.
• Perform operational and mission-effectiveness analyses to inform architectures.
• Create visualization tools and GUIs for simulation results.
• Collaborate within Linthicum, MD team and with partner sites on programs.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Bash scripting

MATLAB

Signal processing

RF/EOIR/Comms domain

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Mission System's Engineering and Sciences (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) Division is seeking a Staff Radar Modeling Simulation & Analysis Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position will be in Baltimore, MD, and is a full time on site role.

What You’ll get to Do:

• As an integral part of our Foundational Systems Engineering department located in Linthicum, MD you will focus on accelerating the delivery of capabilities to our customers through the development and use of advanced models and simulations of platforms, sensors, weapons, and their interactions with the environment.
• Utilize Modeling, Simulation, Experimentation, and Analysis (MSE&A) of advanced systems using C++ object-oriented design, advanced data structures and test-driven development.
• Develop large scale data analytics, probabilities, and statistics, including the application of design of experiment techniques for the evaluation of system and mission performance.
• Integrate MS&A with operational flight software, collecting and analyzing data from laboratory or flight tests, the verification and validation of simulation performance against flight test data, and formally verifying that the models meet specified requirements.
• Produce publication quality reports which define the foundation for simulation credibility across all stakeholders and provide the artifacts to support formal simulation Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VVA).
• Innovate to solve problems and identify improvements across MSE&A products.
• Performs operational analysis and mission effectiveness analysis.
• Develops new and/or integrates existing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models.
• Models operational environments, performs trade studies via computer simulation and recommends alternative architectures.
• Simulates real-time operations and develops software that simulates behavior of systems.
• Develops, integrates, and uses advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools.
• This position is contingent upon contract award, ability to obtain an active U.S Government Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 12 years of experience, Master's degree with 10 years of experience, Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A final U.S Government Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain/maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access.
• Experience with programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Bash or C shell scripting on the Linux and Windows computing environments.
• Experience with domain experience in simulations of RF, EOIR, Communications or related systems.
• Experience working with digital signal processing and complex valued signal data.
• Experience with analytical modeling approaches using MATLAB environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Active U.S Government Secret Clearance or higher.
• Experience with real-time and/or reactive simulation software applications development.
• Experience with one or more of the following: statistics, design of experiments, descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive analytics, high performance computing.
• Experience developing and validating radar modes.
• Experience with adaptive signal processing.
• Experience with optimal estimation theory.
• Understanding of the Systems Engineering and Integration & Test processes.
• Experience with DPC, CUDA, OpenCL, Verilog, VHDL, or other domain specific languages.
• Experience with Agile and/or SAFe methodologies.

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and support