Space Radar Payload Performance Test Lead - Sr Principal Engineer Systems
Requisition ID: R10170507
Category: Engineering
Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America | Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America+ 1 more
Clearance Type: Top Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: No
Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Payload and Ground Systems Division in Baltimore, MD is seeking a senior Radar Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) Engineer to model radar performance for an Active RF Space program.
This position involves Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) of an advanced Active RF sensor system using MATLAB®. The position also includes analyzing data from the integration, test, and calibration of the payload flight hardware and the verification and validation (V&V) of simulation performance against test data. Candidates should be highly motivated developers who can work independently to develop code, document algorithms, and model V&V artifacts in MATLAB.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics with 8 years of related experience.
Experience with modeling RADAR processing in MATLAB®
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with that ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree including electives in radar signal processing
Experience in radar signal processing
Experience integrating and testing of modes/algorithms on RADAR systems
Greater programming experience/expertise in MATLAB®, C/C++, and Python
Experience with development and design of space payloads
Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
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.
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