Digital Receiver Exciter Engineer Level 3/4 - Baltimore

Relocation assistance may be available. Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access. Travel required: 10% of the time.

About the role

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. 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.

The Electronics and Payload Division within Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Eastern Region pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking experienced engineers in Digital Receiver/Exciter, Antennas, and RF/Microwave/Digital design and test. This position will support our Electronics and Payloads Team in Baltimore, MD.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, sub-systems, circuits, or products, focusing on digital receivers and exciters.
• Applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to perform moderately complex professional tasks.
• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity.
• Demonstrates familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:
  • Digital Receivers/Exciters
  • Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
  • Documentation experience: generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentations
  • Data Processing
  • Highly integrated subsystems including antenna hardware
  • Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
  • Antenna or Subsystem Control Design
  • RF Measurements and Data Reduction
  • Systems Architecture
  • Antenna range integration, test, and system integration
  • Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
• Leads a team of antenna design engineers and RF analysts through the integration, test, and analysis of complex and highly integrated antenna systems.
• Presents to internal and external customers.
• Mentors junior engineers on antenna design and analysis.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications for Level 3

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
• Experience with Digital Receivers/Exciters.
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, O-scopes).
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Ability to lead and develop teams.
• Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers.
• Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems.
• Experience using MATLAB, Python.
• Experience with high-rate production hardware, tools and processes, or hardware designed for space environments.
• Experience with debugging hardware and working through test failures.

Basic Qualifications for Level 4

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Experience with Digital Receivers/Exciters.
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, O-scopes).
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Ability to lead and develop teams.
• Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers.
• Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems.
• Experience using MATLAB, Python.
• Experience with high-rate production hardware, tools and processes, or hardware designed for space environments.
• Experience with debugging hardware and working through test failures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Experience using modeling tools such as STK.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life, including:

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business