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Requisition ID: R10180733
- Category:Â Engineering
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Clearance Type:Â SCI
- Telecommute:Â No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift:Â 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required:Â Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance:Â Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available:Â 1
The Payload and Ground Systems Division (PGSD) within Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman Space Systems, PGSD is seeking an experienced engineer in the following areas: Receiver Exciter, RF/Microwave design and Digital Technology. The Principal / Sr. Principal RF Engineer role is focused on Digital Receiver Exciter skills and will work the development and design of the DREX (Digital Receiver Exciter) technology working toward advanced antenna backend solutions. This position will support our Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit, located in Baltimore, MD.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
The candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:
Subsystem Control Design
Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
Systems Architecture
Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentation
Data Processing
Measurements and Data Reduction
Integrated subsystems including DREX and Antenna Hardware
Subsystem integration, test, and system integration
Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
Perform in-depth analysis of hardware commanding down to the register level
Basic Qualifications:
Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer (Level 3): Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 5 years of experience, 3 years of experience with a master’s degree
Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer (Level 4): Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 8 years of experience, 6 years of experience with a master’s degree or 3 years with a Ph.D.
Expertise in working with receiver/exciters, conducting RF performance analysis, and implementing digital beamforming
Knowledge in VHDL or Verilog/System Verilog FPGA programming language
Knowledge of Digital signal processing algorithms
Familiarity with FPGA design development flow
Experience in integrating board designs and FPGA Digital controls within a lab environment
Capability to troubleshoot hardware/production issues on the bench as needed
Familiarity with RF and digital test equipment
Excellent communication skills and ability to present effectively to both internal and external customers
Proficiency in Mixed signal Board design (RF and Digital)
No clearance required to start, but must have the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Clearance Secret/Top Secret or an SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Experience using MATLAB
Experience using Python
Experience using TcL
Salary Range 2: $131,100 - $196,700
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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
