Staff Radar Systems Engineer – Ground-Based

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Ground-Based Radar in Colorado Springs, CO, with flexibility to be based in Baltimore, MD, Bellevue, NE, or Azusa, CA. The role focuses on radar algorithms, system-level requirements, and integration across disciplines.

The position requires active security clearance, extensiveMATLAB experience, and proficiency in radar and signal processing. A robust Total Rewards package is offered.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required at time of application.
• Experience with MATLAB and code prototyping.
• Experience with the Systems Engineering lifecycle for system development.
• Experience with signal processing and radar systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and integration of radar algorithms to meet system mission and mode performance objectives.
• Translate system-level requirements into algorithm design and implementation plans.
• Perform functional and performance analyses of radar systems and mission modes.
• Develop mathematical algorithms for radar mode/sensor implementation.
• Plan and support software integration of system algorithms to model real-time behavior on the radar platform.
• Conduct kinematic trajectory threat analysis, mission scenario modeling and simulation.

Skills

MATLAB

Code prototyping

Signal processing

Radar systems

Systems Engineering lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Ground-Based Radar in Colorado Springs, CO, with flexibility to be based in Baltimore, MD, Bellevue, NE, or Azusa, CA. The role focuses on radar algorithms, system-level requirements, and integration across disciplines.

The position requires active security clearance, extensiveMATLAB experience, and proficiency in radar and signal processing. A robust Total Rewards package is offered.