Senior Principal Space Communications Systems Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance required at start; SCI clearance is preferred and will be required for the duration of the role. Travel: 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. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

This position is contingent upon capturing program award(s), acquiring and maintaining customer and/or business funding, and obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period. Continued employment will be subject to maintenance of the required clearance and program access levels.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling.
• Provide systems engineering technical support for hardware development efforts.
• Perform trade studies, specification development, requirements definition, and allocation to the unit and sub-unit levels.
• Perform Internal Design Review planning, development, and presentations.
• Perform unit verification planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline and 8+ years of engineering experience OR Master’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline with 4 years of engineering experience OR PhD in Electrical Engineering with 4 years of engineering experience.
• Practical working experience with system architecture design, trade studies, and performance analysis and simulation.
• Technical experience with supporting hardware development utilizing antenna, RF, digital, and microelectronic technologies.
• Strong Communication Systems and Link Analysis: Signal Analysis via frequency domain and time domain, experience in RF and/or digital hardware systems engineering, familiarity with antenna principles, familiarity analyzing hardware specifications (e.g., VSWR, Gain, Noise Figure, etc.).
• Experience analyzing system performance, modeling performance parameters to estimate performance.
• Systems Engineering: Requirement allocation and management, working knowledge of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or prior experience with IBM Rational DOORS, knowledge of developing standards and processes, project lifecycle understanding.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance AND the ability and willingness to obtain SCI clearance at time of application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialty or relevant coursework in Communication Theory, Digital Signal Processing, and Networking.
• Network Engineering Fundamentals: Understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and standard communication protocols (FTP, SSH, etc.) and wireless technologies.
• Experience configuring and managing network devices like routers, switches, firewalls, and access points. Ability to work with monitoring tools like Wireshark.
• Experience with baseband and digital signal processing, waveform design, and network design.
• Strong leadership qualities, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with developing requirements and testing requirements using core systems engineering principles.
• Active U.S. Government TS with SCI clearance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules (e.g., 9/80 work schedule)

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; base salary offers consider 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.