Principal/Sr. Principal Mixed Signal / RF / Systems Design Engineer

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

The Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Advanced Processing Solutions Business pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines the leading edge of exotic new technologies, and drives advances in the sciences. One of our most challenging new fields is Transformational Computing, which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical new energy-efficient computing systems. Our team is chartered with providing the skills to transform computing beyond Moore’s Law, advancing development of computer architectures, processing/memory subsystems, and large scale high performance computing systems. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of scientists and engineers to make these processing solutions a reality and deliver remarkable new advantages to the warfighter.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Sr. Principal Mixed Signal / RF / Systems Design Engineer based out of McClellan, CA in the Sacramento area.

We are seeking a motivated engineers to help us design the next generation of high-performance computing solutions! Our technology is built around superconducting electronics and energy efficient computation. You will work with a team of scientists and engineers to design, fabricate, and test digital logic circuits. We are a hard-working team that strives to foster a culture of belonging, mentorship, and personal growth. We are passionate about creating innovative solutions to exciting multi-disciplinary challenges!

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Collaborate with peers and other engineering disciplines in the planning, design and prototyping of complex mixed signal systems
• Test custom quantum circuits and integrated CMOS interface circuits
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems
• Complete tasks aligned to schedule, budget, cost, design objectives and requirements
• Work under general direction to independently determine and develop viable approaches to solutions

This position requires fulltime on-site support at our facility in McClellan, CA.

This position can be filled as a Principal Mixed Signal/RF/Systems Design Engineer or Sr. Principal Mixed Signal/RF/Systems Design Engineer

Basic Qualifications for Principal Mixed Signal/RF/Systems Design Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field with at least 5 years of experience in RF, analog, digital, or mixed signal electronic system design; 3 years of experience with a Master's degree, or 0 years with a PHD
• Design experience in one or more of the following focus areas: signal processing, microcontrollers, distributed hardware systems, operational amplifier integration, passive filtering, RF design
• Hands on experience with laboratory test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, function generators, DMM, network analyzers and signal analyzers
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph per business requirements; US Citizenship is required

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Mixed Signal/RF/Systems Design Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field with at least 9 years of experience in RF, analog, digital, or mixed signal electronic system design; 7 years of experience with a Master's degree, or 4 years with a PHD
• Design experience in one or more of the following focus areas: signal processing, microcontrollers, distributed hardware systems, operational amplifier integration, passive filtering, RF design
• Hands on experience with laboratory test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, function generators, DMM, network analyzers and signal analyzers
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph per business requirements; US Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Electronic circuit design simulation experience using SPICE, HFSS, ADS, or similar tools
• Analog design experience in analog low noise, analog filters, shielding, and or EMI
• Embedded design experience incorporating Xilinx FPGAs
• Schematic capture using Mentor Graphics DX Designer and layout using Mentor Expedition
• ASIC, FPGA and microcontroller integration
• Test and troubleshooting of electronics and electrical systems related to analog/mixed signal, RF, and communication
• Experience developing embedded firmware and software using C, C++ and MatLab
• Project leadership experience

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