Principal​/Sr. Principal RF​/Microwave Design Engineer - R10206439

Principal / Sr. Principal RF/Microwave Design Engineer

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.

The Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Principal / Sr Principal
RF/Microwave Design Engineer to join our growing team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. You will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS).

Primary responsibilities of this RF Design Engineer will be to support large projects within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) during execution of various program activities, including Test system design and evaluation, design and development of communication, flight controls, navigation, radar, avionics, technical planning, requirements development and tracking, system integration and verification and validation.

• Support the development of RF system architectures including block diagrams of hardware design concepts from system requirements, industry standards, and requirements flowed down by systems engineers.
• Simulate RF systems, subsystems, and circuits using industry standard simulation tools including Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS) and Cadence Microwave Office (MWO).
• Modeling of system level functions using Matlab or other modeling tools for analysis prior to hardware implementation.
• Test and troubleshoot prototype and production hardware in the lab using RF, analog, and digital test equipment.
• Work closely with software and hardware team in developing and testing control software for RF circuits and subsystems.

• Must have one of the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 5 years of relevant RF/microwave engineering experience
• Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 3 years of relevant engineering experience with Masters
• Candidate must have experience with RF systems
• Candidate should have experience testing antennas and antenna arrays including evaluating antenna parameters and patterns
• Proven knowledge of electrical engineering design software and equipment
• Candidate must have solid written and verbal skills to effectively interact with Government counterparts, other defense contractor organizations, and other cross-functional organizations
• Experience with Electronic troubleshooting from component to assembly levels
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance

• Must have one of the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 9 years of relevant RF/microwave engineering experience
• Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 7 years of relevant engineering experience with Masters
• A PhD degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 4 years of engineering experience
• Candidate must have experience testing antennas and/or antenna arrays
• Candidate must have experience with testing and evaluating antenna parameters and patterns
• Proven knowledge of electrical engineering design software and equipment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance

• Experience in military, government, commercial aerospace industry (e.g. aviation/equipment maintenance, aircraft operations, or commercial industrial technology companies)
• Experienced with the design, analysis and architecture of Passive Antenna Array systems
• Experience with the use of RF test equipment like spectrum analyzers, network analyzers and waveform generators
• Experience with cable management and cable assembly requirements for RF and fiber optic applications
• Experienced developing technical data packages and documentation supporting HW baselines via engineering drawings
• Familiarity with RF and mixed signal printed circuit board and circuit card assembly level design
• Familiarity with RF budgeting, frequency planning, RF chain analysis and modeling, schematic capture, electromagnetic simulation, signal integrity analysis

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.