Sr Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer - 19023**

About the role

The Flight Systems Futures team at Northrop Grumman Defense Systems executes the design and development, procurement/manufacturing, and integration & test of novel flight systems across a broad spectrum of applications. This position is located in Roy, UT.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of design and RF engineers from conceptual design to final design for a space based vehicle.
• Oversee the execution of HWIL testing and iteratively design and verify requirements for the operational configuration.
• Attend internal program, customer and/or supplier technical exchange meetings.
• Support formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
• Ensure appropriate coordination between electrical and RF design with other integration teams.
• Coordinate electrical and RF system engineering content and work products.
• Develop Statement of Work (SOWs), Analysis Data Packages (ADPs), and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and take them through the full review and release process.
• Review engineering deliverables such as part data sheets, Logical/Electrical ICDs, specifications, link budget analysis and trade studies.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to work effectively to understand system level interdependencies that impact electrical requirements and design constraints.
• Demonstrate leadership principles – Integrity, respect, organizational, communication etc.
• May perform research, trade studies, evaluation, and systems integration analyses for SWaP and cost capability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 4 years of relevant experience.
• Must have an active or current Secret clearance at time of application.
• Absolutely must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Experience with Hardware in the Loop and subsystem integration, test, and troubleshooting.
• Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics and block diagrams for complex RF subsystems.
• Experience with RF hardware and software with the ability to translate system performance and operational capabilities from system requirements.
• Experience with Digital engineering.
• Experience with RF test equipment, such as spectrum analyzer, signal generator, Network Analyzers, oscilloscopes.
• Extensive experience with MATLAB and other scientific programming languages.
• Experience leading teams, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
• Experience with RF component selection for program needs via COTS, MOTS, or custom design trade studies.
• Experience working with vendors and global supply chain.

Qualifications

• HFSS and CST experience is a plus.
• Telemetry communications link development and analysis.
• GPS receive system development and C/No analysis.
• Understanding effects of Plasma on maintaining link and incorporating plasma predictions into link budget analysis.
• RF system requirements derivation.
• RF Transmitter Supplier & Partner management.
• RF Receiver hardware design.
• High Temperature Antenna Design.
• MATLAB programming skills.
• Ansys System Tool Kit (STK) skills.
• Team integration and coordination.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively to understand system level interdependencies that impact electrical requirements and design constraints.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

Schedule

The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.