Manager Electronics Engineering 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Manager, Electronics Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking a leader to manage its growing radio frequency (RF) microwave and mixed signal electrical subsystem and hardware design engineering team. These groups are responsible for architecting, designing, verifying, and supporting existing and future RF microwave and mixed signal assemblies and subsystems across a variety of platforms.

Group skill sets include trading requirements, package and device trade studies and specification, frequency planning, RF budgeting and chain analysis, board and assembly design, electromagnetic simulation, data reduction and analysis, design verification, and production support.

This position is located in Baltimore, MD. This position will report to the cognizant Hardware Section Lead.

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead an engineering functional group of 10 to 15 engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and merit planning
• Provide project and technical oversight for activities performed by the group
• Ensure application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
• Support department initiatives, recruiting, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects

This position is a dual role encompassing both people and project/technical leadership.  Candidate is preferred to have an engineering background that includes:

• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Subsystem parts (CCAs, front-end technology, Receiver-Exciter, phased array technology) and their capabilities.
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Subsystem metrics and requirements that are assessed (Gain, ERP, CPCR, Sensitivity, TOI, Noise Figure, various antenna subsystem health status, RF chain\paths)
• Familiarity with Antenna I&T\Analysis Hardware testing environments:
  • Build-up stations of components\parts (Labs with program STE Test Racks)
  • Antenna Ranges (Near-Field, Compact Range, Far-Field, Spherical Near-Field)
• Familiarity with Hardware flow processes
  • ATP Testing flow (build, environmental screening, approval to move forward to NHA, TRRs, Post-Test Data reviews, Consent to Break, OK for Stores, OK to ship)
• Understands the Design Process (PDR, DDR, CDR checklists and design gate deliverables)
• Tools utilized for data processing\analysis (MATLAB, Python)
• Documentation for Hardware (T-Specs, OTSAs, hardware drawings, ICDs, Set Selection Drawings)
• Quality processes utilized in hardware anomaly cases (QNs, FRBs, MRBs, Engineering response to hardware failures in the ATP Test Flow, and Qualification phase)

This position is contingent upon having a current Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Engineering or Technical degree and 8 years’ experience, or a Masters degree and 6 years’ experience.
• At least 6 years of highly relevant experience, with experience as an IPT or Team Lead
• Current, Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
• Engineering experience which has included responsibility as an integrated product team or technical lead
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Basic understanding of RF, analog, and digital electronics
• Understanding of components comprising an AESA subsystem
• Understanding of recruitment and onboarding of engineering personnel
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret level se