RF Microwave Design Engineer Level 3​/Rolling Meadows Security Clearance

Position: RF Microwave Design Engineer Level 3/4 - Rolling Meadows with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No CLEARANCE TYPE:
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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 sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions. The Electrical Design & Technology (EDT) team enables these hardware solutions by providing RF microwave architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms. Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals.

The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions. This role will support our growing EDT team within our Electronics & Payload Engineering Business Unit located in Rolling Meadows, IL. EDT is seeking engineers with experience and interest in RF/Microwave and Mixed Signal circuit card assembly (CCA) design and tests including:
* Designing, modeling, and verifying RF/microwave and mixed signal CCAs

* Utilize analysis, simulations and prototyping to develop CCA designs

* Predicting assembly level performance through selecting materials, components, and packaging approaches, RF chain analysis, electromagnetic simulation, data collection and analysis, and other modeling techniques

* Participate in RF hardware requirements verification and flow downs.

* Developing and executing detailed test procedures to verify functionality and interfaces.

* Participating in design reviews, TRRs and formal verification activities.

* Support payload level integration with higher level assemblies and tests. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level
4. Basic Qualifications for RF Microwave Design Engineer Level 3:
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree with a minimum of 5 years of RF engineering experience; or 3 years with MS degree; or 0 years with Ph.D.

* Proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Xpedition, ANSYS HFSS/Maxwell, MATLAB, CST Microwave, Eagleware/Genesys, Keysight ADS, Altium, FEKO, TICRA)

* RF budgeting, frequency planning, RF chain analysis and modeling

* Proficient in RF/Microwave and mixed signal circuit design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout

* Completed and/or led multiple board designs from schematic capture to board release

* Demonstrated ability to analyze and troubleshoot RF subsystems, complex mixed-signal ECAs and RF modules using schematics, component design documents, and basic lab test equipment

* Developing, planning, executing, and overseeing the integration and test activities for the Payload support electronics box.

* Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty

* Demonstrated Technical Team Leadership and ability to work on multi-discipline engineering teams and communicate clearly within integrated product team leads.

* No clearance required to start, but must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with Special Access Basic Qualifications for RF Microwave Design Engineer Level 4:
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant engineering experience; or 6 years with MS degree; or 3 years with PhD

* Expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Xpedition, ANSYS HFSS/Maxwell, MATLAB, CST Microwave, Eagleware/Genesys, Keysight ADS, Altium, FEKO, TICRA)

* RF budgeting, frequency planning, RF chain analysis and modeling

* Proficient in RF/Microwave and mixed signal circuit design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout

* Completed and/or led multiple board designs from schematic capture to board release

* Demonstrated ability to analyze and troubleshoot RF subsystems, complex mixed-signal ECAs and RF modules using schematics,…