[Hiring] Staff Engineer Digital - RF Subsystems I&T Lead @Northrop Grumman

Role Description

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.

The AMS E&S organization at Northrop Grumman Missions Systems in Baltimore, Maryland is seeking experienced digital and RF subsystem integration and test engineers and technical leads in the following areas:

• Digital receiver/exciter and related digital-RF subsystem integration
• Subsystem control design and architecture

Responsibilities may include:

• Integration of digital receiver/exciter hardware and representative lab test environments
• Integration of new equipment and programs in a state-of-the-art facility
• Software development for automating test processes and data analysis
• Troubleshooting digital and RF issues during test of advanced antenna systems and system-on-chip designs
• Analyzing test data and identifying early trends
• Supporting program meetings in developing root cause and corrective actions
• Collaborating with design engineering for hardware, controls, and test improvements
• Subsystem analysis including digital architecture, signal paths, and hardware interfaces from RF front end through digital processing
• Support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more.

In addition, this candidate should have demonstrated technical ability/leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Digital-RF subsystem integration, test, and system integration
• System-on-chip FPGA and/or front-end software design
• Highly integrated digital-RF subsystems, antenna hardware, and receiver/exciter hardware for active electronically scanned array (AESA) systems
• Development and verification of complex front-end and subsystem controls across systems
• Electronic warfare, radar, or related mission-system principles and their system applications
• Subsystem requirements (hardware and digital) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
• Comfort creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB or similar technical computing tools
• Conducting Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews
• Concept of operations development for integration and test activities
• Executing subsystem and system level testing – both in engineering development and manufacturing environments

Qualifications

• Must hold a Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 12 years of experience in the areas described in the job description, or
• Master's Degree with 10 years of experience, or
• PhD with 6 years of experience. An additional 4 years’ experience is acceptable in lieu of degree.
• Experience using MATLAB or similar engineering analysis tools
• Experience with digital and/or RF subsystem integration and test
• Experience with setup and testing of hardware in a lab or benchtop environment

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance (preferred)
• SAP clearance (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of setting up lab, system integration, and digital-RF hardware test environments
• Control architectures and control design/integration for hardware with firmware, embedded software, and ASICs
• Knowledge of RF and antenna theory, including RF performance analysis
• Python
• VHDL/Verilog
• C++
• Test development experience for lab test environments and subsystem hardware
• Experience troubleshooting digital-RF subsystems
• Understanding of digital signal processing chains
• Experience working with and supporting engineers across firmware, software, power, and RF test teams

Benefits

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

Company Description

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.