Principal/Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Modeling & Simulation

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space work connects and protects millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the 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’s Payload and Ground Systems Division is growing its Mission Analysis capability.  We plan to do this by enlisting the support of several capable and driven engineers specializing in the analysis of satellite orbits to determine how best to achieve the mission objectives.

This position can be located either out of our BWI Campus in Linthicum, MD or Rolling Meadows Campus in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Job Duties:

• Design and implement custom signal processing algorithms

• Research advancements in technology to provide cutting-edge solutions

• Design and test algorithms using MATLAB, C, and other languages.

• Analyze and optimize system performance

• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure program success

• Work with other engineers to analyze complex problems and provide unique solutions

This position can be staffed a level 3 or 4, based on the basic qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

• Level 3: Principal Engineer: Bachelor's in STEM field + 5 years of experience; Master's + 3 years of experience; or PhD

• Level 4: Sr Principal Engineer: Bachelor's in STEM field + 9years of experience; Master's + 7 years of experience; or PhD + 4 years of experience

• Active and current TS/SCI Clearance

• Experience in algorithm development or system modeling using Matlab, and/or Python Experience

• Understanding of RF/Radar Design and Link Budget Development and Analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 to 10 years Space Systems experience

• Masters in Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science, or Systems Engineering; or Mathematics or Physics, Aerospace

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Strong Technical background in Systems Engineering or Electrical Engineering and familiar with algorithm development or system modeling

• Experience in Matlab, System Modeling and Simulation or Python Experience
  Radar Design / RF experience

• Experience with Link Budget Development and Analysis

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