Senior Staff Engineering RF Microwave Design - R10219581

Overview

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems / Combat Sensors is seeking experienced engineers with expertise in the design, integration, and production support of back-end RF subsystems and assemblies related to Signal Conversion Technology, receivers, and exciters. Two positions are tied to workload forecast demand IDs 287221 and 254712. Qualified candidates will lead a diverse team of engineers in development, integration, and production support, applying advanced technical principles to RF/microwave systems and related hardware.

• Develop RF receiver/ exciter architectures and drive requirements flow-down.
• Conduct RF subsystem analysis, including hardware from RF to digits, RF performance modeling, and test integration for requirements verification.
• Interface with adjacent subsystems and the top-level system; work under consultative direction toward long-range goals.
• Apply technical principles to design, integration, and production support of back-end Signal Conversion Technology products.
• Lead and contribute to a team of engineers in development, integration, and production activities for next-generation receiver/exciter systems.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 14 years of experience in the described areas or 12 years with a Master's and/or 8 years with a PhD.
• US Citizenship and a current active Secret Clearance.
• Ability to develop novel solutions to complex RF/Microwave design and test problems requiring ingenuity.
• Subject matter expertise in RF/Microwave disciplines including receiver/exciter technology, antennas, RF components & assemblies, requirements development, EM and related modeling & simulation, RF test verification, production test support, and design for producibility.
• Proficiency with RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and PCB design tools (e.g., ANSYS HFSS/Maxwell, CST Microwave, Eagleware/Genesys, Hyper Lynx, Keysight ADS, Xpedition, AutoCAD).
• Leadership experience overseeing engineers at senior levels.
• Ability to design, implement, install and maintain electrical systems.

• Program SAP clearances
• TS/SCI

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance Type:
Secret. Travel:
Yes, up to 10% of the time.

Salary ranges and additional compensation details are provided in the job posting. The application period is approximately 20 days from the posting date, subject to change based on business needs. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.