Sr. EW​/RF Systems Test Engineer - R10216324

Sr. Staff EW/RF Systems Test Engineer – Northrop Grumman, Melbourne, FL

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the time

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Staff EW/RF Systems Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. This position will play a key role in planning, coordinating, and analyzing EW/RF projects across development, integration, testing, production, and flight test phases. The engineer will provide technical leadership on system requirements, subsystem design/analysis, performance verification, and support across the entire aircraft system life cycle.

• Plan, coordinate, and analyze to support development, integration, test, production, and flight test.
• Collaborate with leadership on system requirements generation, flow‐down, subsystem design/analysis, and performance verification, including lab and range testing.
• Support all stages of the aircraft system life cycle – primary design, integration, fielding, airworthiness, and testing.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure robust, maintainable configurations.
• Determine and develop solution approaches within schedule and cost objectives.
• Develop EF/RF source scenario programming.
• Create simulations and conduct tests.
• Analyze data and perform performance analysis.

• Minimum of 14 years of professional/military experience in Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree in STEM, or 12 years with a Master’s, or 10 years with a Ph.D., all from an accredited university.
• Active In‑Scope DoD Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
• Experience working in a lab environment.
• Experience with development documents for lab infrastructure.
• Experience leading a team.
• Experience in RF, ES, and/or EA applications.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience engaging with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives.
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Rapid assimilation of new concepts.
• History of personnel development and mentoring.
• Ability to work across geographically separated campuses.
• Familiarity with RF sensing modalities.
• Effective communication across multiple IPTS.

Primary Level: $166,500 – $249,700

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and Long‑Term Incentives. Northrop Grumman offers health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off.

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.

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