Principal/Sr. Principal RF Hardware Subsystem I&T Engineers

About the role

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking Principal/Sr. Principal RF Hardware Subsystem Integration and Test Engineers for Compact Range antenna testing. The role involves subsystem analysis, ATP support, troubleshooting, data analysis, range integration, software development & integration, and more.

Responsibilities

• Subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits
• Support for acceptance testing (ATP)
• Subsystem troubleshooting
• Data analysis
• Range integration / optimization
• Software development & integration

Requirements

Typical roles and responsibilities include:

• Subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits
• Support for acceptance testing (ATP)
• Subsystem troubleshooting
• Data analysis
• Range integration / optimization
• Software development & integration

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Level: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5 years of experience or 3 years with a Masters Degree and/or 1 years of experience with a Ph. D. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Sr. Principal Level: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 8 years of experience or 6 years with a Masters Degree and/or 4 years of experience with a Ph. D. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP Clearance
• General aptitude in antenna range scheduling, staffing, technical team leadership, requirements, prioritization, time management, team building, work dissemination, planning, and early identification of issues
• Leadership in compact range testing and briefing status to program teams
• Expert user of both near-field and compact antenna test ranges
• Expert user of NSI-MI Technology antenna range test systems
• Expert user of MATLAB for post-processing antenna range test data

Skills

Skills required include:

• Proficiency in compact antenna test ranges on tasks including antenna range integration, test, data collection, data analysis, and system integration
• Proficiency with RF test equipment including network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
• Development of highly novel solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Subject matter expertise in one or more areas of RF/Microwave discipline including but not limited to: Antenna, RF performance analysis, RF test verification, and production test support
• Proficiency in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting
• Proficiency in software scripting and debugging in MATLAB, Visual Basic, and C++
• Design, implementation, installation and maintenance of electrical systems

Benefits

The role offers:

• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
• Discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay
• Health insurance coverage
• Lifetime learning programs
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Pay

The primary level salary range is $108,800.00 - $163,200.00 and the secondary level salary range is $135,800.00 - $203,600.00.

Schedule

The role requires travel 10% of the time.