Senior Principal Microwave Design Engineer (Active Secret Security Clearance Required to Start)

The Payload and Ground Systems Division (PGSD) within Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, PGSD is seeking an experienced engineer in the following areas: Receiver Exciter, RF/Microwave design and Digital Technology. The Senior Principal Microwave Design Engineer will lead the development and design of the DREX (Digital Receiver Exciter) technology working toward advanced antenna backend solutions. This position will support our Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit, located in Baltimore, MD.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

The candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:

• Subsystem Control Design

• Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration

• Systems Architecture

• Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentation

• Data Processing

• Measurements and Data Reduction

• Integrated subsystems including DREX and Antenna Hardware

• Subsystem integration, test, and system integration

• Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)

Basic Qualification for Senior Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer: 

• Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 9 years of experience in the areas described in the job description. 7 years of experience with a master’s degree and/or 4 years of experience with a Ph.D.

• 3+ years of experience with Receiver Exciter Technology, RF Performance Analysis and Digital Beam Forming

• 3+ years of experience with RFICS/MMICS

• 2+ years of experience leading teams up to 6 

• 1 year of experience of FPGA/Digital Controls

• 1 year of power knowledge / exposure

• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers)

• Ability to effectively present to leadership / customers

• Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems

• Must have an Active Secret Clearance to be considered and have the ability to obtain and maintain and Active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance

• Experience using MATLAB

• Experience using Python

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