Sr Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design

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 Mission Systems is seeking experienced and motivated engineers in the following areas: RF/Microwave Hardware Architecture and Integration & Test, to join our dynamic and growing organization. The qualified candidate will work closely with a diverse and talented team of engineers, developing innovative and cost-effective Next Generation Multifunctional AESAs that support a broad range of Mission Systems products. Applicants are expected to apply strong leadership and advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts to contribute to the development of novel AESAs and Received/Exciter architectures. This position will support our Advanced Engineering Business Unit, located in Baltimore, MD. The candidate should have demonstrated technical expertise, leadership, and experience in one or more of the following areas: Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs) and/or Digital AESAs, Highly integrated subsystems including DREX and Antenna Hardware, Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration, Documentation/generation of test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentation, Digital Beam Forming, Antenna/RF Hardware Performance Analysis, Subsystem Control Design, Embedded real time software and digital systems, Conducting Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews, Familiarity with RF subsystem development & analysis tool including Keysight ADS, Comfortable creating RF applications and tools using MATLAB, Set up and test hardware in a lab/bench top environment, Develop test plans to support engineering development efforts, Executing subsystem and system level testing – both in engineering development and manufacturing environments, Concept development of operation for integration and test activities.