Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Principal RF Microwave Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting the Networked Information Solutions (NIS) and Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) cross-sector hardware organization.

Our team pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. We are 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 Mission Systems is seeking experienced engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, and RF/Microwave design.  The Senior Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer will join a team working toward advanced optimization algorithms that leverage high-fidelity Computational Electromagnetic (CEM)-based simulations. This position will support our NIS and PGS Business Units, located in Baltimore, MD.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, Sub-systems, circuits, or products. Includes antenna design, both reflector and array systems, frequency synthesizers, transmitters, and receivers. General frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform moderately complex professional tasks. Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned.

 In addition, this candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:

• Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
• Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
• Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentations
• Data Processing
• 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
• Systems Architecture
• Antenna range integration, test, and system integration
• Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration

Basic Qualification for Senior Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer: 

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 7 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience in a STEM degree or related discipline
• Experience with AESA’s
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, O-scopes)
• Knowledge of Multipaction Analysis and Theory
• Must be able collaborate in a team environment
• Must be able to lead and develop teams
• Experience presenting complex technical programs and concepts to non-technical personnel and customers
• Able to develop technical solutions to complex problems
• Experience using MATLAB, Python, C#
• Experience in HFSS, CST, and Spark 3D
• Must have current and active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience using modeling tools such as STK

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