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Requisition ID: R10172169
- Category:Ā Engineering
- Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
- Clearance Type:Ā Top Secret
- Telecommute:Ā No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift:Ā 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required:Ā Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance:Ā Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available:Ā 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 ā 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. Ā
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics has an opening for a Staff EW/RF Systems Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Assists with the planning, coordination, and analysis supporting development, integration, test, production, and flight test.
Collaborate with technical leadership on system requirements generation and associated flow down, subsystem design/analysis, and subsystem performance verification including lab and range testing.
Support any stage of the aircraft system life cycle activity such as developing primary designs, integrating into a system, supporting fielding of the system, supporting airworthiness activity, and supporting testing of the systems
Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced
Ability to determine and develop approaches to solutions within schedule and cost objectives.
Mission Data File Creation
RF generation source scenario programming
Simulation development and test
Data Analysis
Performance analysis
Basic Qualifications:Ā
Bachelorās in STEM with 14 years of relevant experience; 12 years with an MS STEM; 9 years with PhD.
Active in scope DoD Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment.
4+ years of experience in technical leadership for RF/EW systems, focused on successfully delivering systems to customer(s)
8+ years of experience in RF/EW applications, including model development/application in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++, tracking, algorithm integration and development
Experience working in lab environment Ā
Experience in RF, ES and/or EA applications
Experience in developing and implementing EW systems
Preferred Qualifications:Ā
Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
Demonstrated history of personnel development and successful team engagement
Excellent communication skills for both in-person and written content
Outstanding problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently
Interest in and track record of providing successful mentorship
Ability to work across multiple geographically separated campuses
Familiarity with RF sensing modalities
Active Top Secret, SCI, and/or SAP accesses
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.
