RF Microwave Design Engineer - Level 3 or 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an RF Microwave Design Engineer - Level 3 or 4 to support our team in Boulder, CO.

• Conducting RF/payload/communication system analysis, modeling, and simulation
• Designing and developing RF systems and corresponding analyses
• Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, components, circuits, or products. Includes antenna design, both reflector and array systems, frequency synthesizers, transmitters and receivers.
• Generating specifications and analyses for ambiguous customer requirements
• Supporting RF engineering Basis of Estimates for proposals
• Execute trades and analyses for Radio Frequency systems and circuitry
• Design and develop RF systems and corresponding analyses, such as link budgets, cascade analyses, and frequency response
• Model and simulate RF systems for high-frequency and microwave applications

This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled as either a level 3 or level 4.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience - OR - Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience - OR - PHD with 1 year of relevant experience
• Active Secret clearance is required at time of application
• Understanding of Digital Communications and Signal Processing.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and/or analysis of RF Systems, including Space-to-Ground and Payload Systems
• Design and integration of SATCOM ground terminals, RF-over-Fiber, high-power transmitters, and phased-array and parabolic antennas.
• Experience performing Link Budget Analysis to design and optimize the communication link between the satellite and the ground station and/or Cascade Analysis to evaluate the overall performance of the payload and associated components
• Proficient with MATLAB
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience - OR - Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience - OR - PHD with 4 years of relevant experience
• Active Secret clearance is required at time of application
• Understanding of Digital Communications and Signal Processing.
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and/or analysis of RF Systems, including Space-to-Ground and Payload Systems
• Design and integration of SATCOM ground terminals, RF-over-Fiber, high-power transmitters, and phased-array and parabolic antennas.
• Experience performing Link Budget Analysis to design and optimize the communication link between the satellite and the ground station and/or Cascade Analysis to evaluate the overall performance of the payload and associated components
• Proficient with MATLAB
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication skills

• Extensive RF/payload/communication experience in system analysis, modeling and simulation.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the area of Satellite Communications (SATCOM) such as Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog analysis and testing; digital channelization, digital beamforming, digital receiver theory and technology
• Knowledge of RF…