Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design

Requisition ID : R10173923 Category : Engineering Location : Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Clearance Type : Secret Telecommute : No- Teleworking not available for this position Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America) Travel Required : Yes, 10% of the Time Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available Positions Available : 1 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 Missions Systems is seeking experienced engineers in the following areas : Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF / Microwave design, Digital beam-forming, Hardware / Subsystem Integration and Test, and Antenna Control Design.

The qualified candidate will work with a diverse and talented team of engineers developing innovative and cost-effective systems that support a broad range of products and business areas across the lifecycle of a program.

Applicants should be able to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts while contributing to the development of new principles and concepts.

What you'll get to do : Responsibilities may include development of antenna architectures, receiver / exciter architectures, requirements generation / flow down;

subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, performance modeling, support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more.

Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated.

Basic Qualifications Staff RF Microwave Design Engineer : Must have a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 12 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or 10 years of experience with a Masters Degree and / or 7 years of experience with a Ph.

D. An additional 4 years experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree. Staff Engineers should have a demonstrated ability in technical and team leadership overseeing engineers with experience at least at the Sr.

Principal level. Experience designing, developing and / or testing radio frequency (RF) and / or microwave antenna systems and / or related RF hardware.

Demonstrated technical ability / leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas : Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs) Highly integrated subsystems including antenna hardware Reflectors, Reflect Arrays, Digital Beam Forming Antenna / RF Performance Analysis Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics Antenna or Subsystem Control Design Antenna Measurements and Data Reduction Antenna range integration, test, and system integration Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration Ability to Obtain and Maintain and Active Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications : TS / SCI Experience using MATLAB Familiarity working with embedded real time software and digital systems Familiarity with firmware development tool suites including Quartus and Vivado Comfortable creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc.

Experience with agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git Salary Range : $157,500 - $236,300 The above salary range represents a general guideline;

however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and / or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action 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.

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