Principal RF Mircowave / Subsystem Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman Missions Systems is seeking experienced engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design and Software development. The qualified candidate will join a team working toward advanced optimization algorithms that leverage high -fidelity Computational Electromagnetic (CEM)-based simulations. Responsibilities may include algorithm development, software maintenance, performance modeling, GUI & Control development, and more. Experienced applicants will have experience with high-fidelity CEM-based simulations, mixed fidelity techniques (high frequency to full wave methods), time domain methods.

In addition, this candidate should have demonstrated familiarity/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

• 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

• High frequency methods, Physical Optics

• Finite Element Method

• Integral Equation Method

• Experience with agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban 

• Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git

The Engineering RF Microwave Design positions require the candidates to have the ability to obtain and maintain at least a Secret Clearance per business requirements. An active Secret or higher clearance is a plus!

Basic Qualification Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer:

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description. 3 years of experience with a Master's Degree and/or 0 years of experience with a PhD.

• Ability to Obtain and Maintain and Active Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TS/SCI

• Experience using MATLAB

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