Staff Electronics Engineer – Communications Field Liaison

About the role

The Staff Electronics Engineer – Communications Field Liaison will work on revolutionary systems impacting people's lives. They will manage communication issues, coordinate with stakeholders, and provide training and technical support.

Responsibilities

• Work with LOS and BLOS communication systems, including modems, up/down converters, and AESA antenna systems.
• Report Comms subsystem status to programmatic and technical team leadership and identify risks/issues/concerns.
• Manage all field-related communication issues.
• Coordinate with necessary stakeholders and track status from identification to closure.
• Serve as the Field Liaison Communication Engineer between operations, engineering, and customer teams to ensure successful issue resolution, delivery, and installation.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, configuration records, and test reports, ensuring all deliverables conform to program requirements and quality standards.
• Update interface control, change requests, and risk mitigation activities, coordinating corrective actions and schedule adjustments with stakeholders to minimize program impact.
• Provide training, technical briefings, and operational support to field personnel and customer representatives to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient communication operations.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and non-engineers to determine effective technical solutions which are innovative, practical, and consistent with organizational objectives.
• Periodically participate in engineering working groups, as needed, to represent design intent while maintaining awareness and consideration of sustainment priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of RF signal chains and system-level integration of Communication components.
• Experience in Communications system integration.
• Experience with modulation/demodulation and coding techniques as related to communications systems.
• Experience with RF and Network based test equipment to include oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power meters.
• Proficient in understanding and following technical manuals and repair manuals.
• Able to communicate effectively with design engineers and work closely with other aerospace specialties when learning and testing the functionality of new repair procedures or processes.
• Willing to support a dynamic work schedule, willing to travel to potentially remote locations, and frequently respond to pressing needs on short notice.
• Proficiency preparing and validating field analysis reports and associated hazard analyses/mitigations.
• Experience with military specs and standards.

Qualifications

• Active US Government Top Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance.
• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance preferred.
• Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Skills

• Communication systems and sub-systems.
• RF signal chains and system-level integration.
• Modulation/demodulation and coding techniques.
• RF and Network based test equipment.
• Technical documentation and configuration records.
• Field analysis reports and hazard analyses.
• Military specifications and standards.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $177,000.00 - $265,600.00. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Schedule

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.