Systems Engineer - Level 4 (AHT)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Systems Engineer - Level 4 to work in Redondo Beach, CA. You will perform architectural trades, system analysis, and design verification for complex communications systems supporting national defense programs.

Ideal candidates hold an Electrical Engineering degree with extensive experience in RF, antennas, and MBSE practices, plus active Top Secret/SCI eligibility. This role requires coordinating across hardware development teams and adhering to program

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of engineering experience or
• Masters in Electrical Engineering with 4+ years, or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 4+ years of experience.
• Experience in system architecture design, trade studies, and performance analysis and simulation.
• Technical experience with hardware development including antenna, RF, digital, and microelectronic technologies.
• Strong knowledge of communication systems, link analysis, and RF/digital hardware engineering concepts.
• Experience modeling and analyzing system performance parameters to estimate results.
• Familiarity with MBSE and IBM Rational DOORS; knowledge of standards and project lifecycles.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling.
• Provide systems engineering support for hardware development efforts.
• Conduct trade studies, create specifications, define and allocate requirements.
• Plan and present Internal Design Reviews and related activities.
• Plan unit verification activities and documentation.

Skills

MBSE

System architecture

Trade studies

Requirements management

Link Analysis

Communication skills

RF/antennas

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Wireshark

RF test equipment

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI 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 Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer - Level 4 to work in Redondo Beach, California.

This position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) along with acquiring and maintaining customer and/or business funding. Furthermore, this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

The engineer will be expected to have a command on core communications systems engineering concepts from their electrical engineering degree to perform analysis, devise requirements for communications systems and the units that comprise it and verify requirements by analyzing test data for applicable metrics.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling.
• Provide systems engineering technical support for hardware development efforts.
• Perform trade studies, specification development, requirements definition and allocation to the unit and sub-unit levels.
• Perform Internal Design Review planning, development, and presentations.
• Perform unit verification planning.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline and 8+years of engineering experience
• OR Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline with 4 years of engineering experience...or PhD in Electrical Engineering and 4 years of engineering experience.
• Practical working experience with system architecture design, trade studies, and performance analysis and simulation
• Technical experience with supporting hardware development utilizing antenna, RF, digital, and microelectronic technologies.
• Strong Communication Systems and Link Analysis: Signal Analysis via frequency domain and time domain, experience in RF and/or digital hardware systems engineering, familiarity with antenna principles, familiarity analyzing hardware specifications (e.g., VSWR, Gain, Noise Figure, etc.).
• Experience analyzing system performance, modeling performance parameters to estimate performance.
• Systems Engineering: Requirement allocation and management, working knowledge of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or prior experience with IBM Rational DOORS, knowledge of developing standards and processes, project lifecycle understanding
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance AND the ability and willingness to obtain SCI clearance at time of application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates have completed specialty or relevant coursework in Communication Theory, Digital Signal Processing, and Networking
• Network Engineering Fundamentals: Understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and standard communication protocols (FTP, SSH, etc.) and wireless technologies.
• Experience configuring and managing network devices like routers, switches, firewalls, and access points.
• Ability to work with monitoring tools like Wireshark.
• Experience with baseband and digital signal processing, waveform design, and network design.
• Possesses strong leadership qualities, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with developing requirements and testing requirements using core systems engineering principles.
• Active U.S. Government TS with SCI clearance

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00 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.

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