Senior Radar Systems Engineer 4

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Northrop Grumman is seeking a radar Senior Systems Engineer 4/5 to support a radar technology Internal Research and Development project and Future Capture Efforts in Colorado Springs, CO.

Through the role of a radar systems engineer, the selected candidate will support the design, development and analysis of next generation digital Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems. The selected candidate will perform software development and modeling, simulation analysis (MS&A) related to the design and implementation of advanced RF techniques and radar control.

Duties:

• Research and develop advanced RF capabilities, to include modeling, simulation, and analysis of radar control and radar performance
• Apply data analysis techniques and methodologies to design innovative CONOPS for next generation radar systems
• Develop and maintain mission-level models to support multi-attribute trade studies, design of experiment, and analysis of alternatives
• Design and develop engineering-level models for integration, component testing, and hardware in the loop simulation
• Develop and implement radar algorithms for radar control and operation

Basic Qualifications:

• Systems Engineer 4: 9 Years with Bachelor’s Degree; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD. 13 years in lieu of a Bachelor degree
• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a radar engineer or analyst
• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Math or equivalent
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or C++
• Experience performing analysis with large amounts of data using modeling and simulation
• Understanding of probability and statistical techniques for approaching complex problems
• Active Secret Level DOD Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Missile Defense and BMDS sensor capabilities
• Functional knowledge of radar tracking and discrimination algorithms, and/or radar control/scheduling algorithms
• Experience with AFSIM or related M&S software
• Electrical engineering background with deep understanding of RF waveforms and signal processing
• Understanding of radar systems, hardware and capabilities
• Understanding of antenna design and properties, and modeling techniques for M&S assessment
• Understanding of adversarial techniques and defensive methods for radar operations within electronic attack environments
• Understanding of radar discrimination techniques and feature exploitation
• Background in SW development or SW development management
• Comfortable with methodologies associated with artificial intelligence such as neural nets, deep nets, topological data analysis and reinforcement learning
• Knowledge of System Engineering principles and requirements management
• Effective communicator, capable of effectively translating and presenting complex concepts to both technical and nontechnical management and customers, through presentations and written media

Salary Range: $114,100 USD - $171,100 USD

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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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