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Northrop Grumman Missions Systems is seeking experienced Digital engineers to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting the Networked Information Solutions (NIS) and Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) cross-sector hardware organization. Responsibilities may include development of antenna architectures, receiver / exciter architectures, requirements generation/flow down; subsystem analysis including hardware from Radio Frequency (RF) to digits, performance modeling, support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more. The qualified candidate will work with a diverse and talented team of engineers developing innovative and cost-effective systems that support a broad range of products and business areas across the lifecycle of a program. The position requires leading a team of RF engineers and Digital engineers to integrate low-maturity complex hardware from initial bench and range integration at the DREX and Antenna levels to establishing repeatable test process for low-rate delivery. A detailed understanding of both RF and Digital engineering is a plus!
This position will support our NIS and PGS Business Units, located in Baltimore, MD.
Program responsibilities for a fully digital antenna subsystem include:
* Oversight, leadership and hands-on involvement with Near Field Range (NFR) integration for a Digital Antenna
* Oversight, leadership and hands-on involvement for Antenna Performance integrating antenna HW, SW and FW in support of complex integration events
* Troubleshooting knowledge/experience for DREX conversion level and Antenna Performance levelsApplicants should possess the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings. Experienced candidates will have at least a Bachelor's Degree in Science or other related technical degree and have experience designing, developing and/or testing RF and/or microwave antenna systems and/or related RF and Digital hardware. Candidates would have the ability to develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. In addition, this candidate should have demonstrated technical ability/leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
* Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
* Highly integrated subsystems including antenna hardware
* Reflectors, Reflect Arrays, Digital Beam Forming
* Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
* Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics
* Antenna or Subsystem Control Design
* Antenna Measurements and Data Reduction
* Antenna range integration, test, and system integration
* Knowledge of Near-Field Range integration and set up
* Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
* Familiarity working with embedded real time software and digital systems
* Familiarity with firmware development tool suites including Quartus and Vivado
* Comfortable creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc
* Experience with agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban * Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git Basic Qualifications - Principal Digital Engineer: * Must have a Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description, 3 years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 0 years of experience with a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields. * U.S Citizenship is required
* An active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required to start.
* Hands on experience with hardware in a lab environment
* Basic knowledge of Software, Hardware, and Digital designs
* Knowledge of Subsystem level Integration and Set Up
* Active Secret security clearance to start per business requirements Basic Qualifications - Senior Principal Digital Engineer: * Must have a Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description, 3 years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 0 years of experience with a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields. * Senior Principal Engineers should have a demonstrated ability in technical and team leadership overseeing engineers with experience at least at the Principal level.
* U.S Citizenship is required
* An active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required to start.
* Hands on experience with hardware in a lab environment
* Basic knowledge of Software, Hardware, and Digital designs
* Knowledge of Subsystem level Integration and Set Up
* Active Secret security clearance to start per business requirements Preferred Qualifications: * Advanced degree in in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields. * U.S Citizenship is required
* An active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start.
* Active Top Secret or Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
* Working knowledge of digital control architectures
* Experience in Range test time reduction
* Experience using MATLAB
* Experience troubleshooting RF subsystemsSalary Range: $112,600 - $169,000
Salary Range 2: $139,700 - $209,500 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Employees may be eligible for 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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.