ESM Electronics Engineer/Principal ESM Electronics Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

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. 

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for an ESM Electronics Engineer/Principal ESM Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be in Melbourne, FL.

**This position may be filled by either at the ESM Electronics Engineer level OR at the Principal ESM Electronics Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.**

This position is currently contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of ESM RF systems and demonstrated experience in the practical application of theory in the design, development, or repair of EW/ECM systems.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Defining ESM Receiver architectures for System simulation or Performance Evaluation

• Understanding ESM Receiver detection techniques and be able to analyze microwave electromagnetic radiation to form output emitter reports.

• Defining and Analyzing RF Signal data processing techniques and generation of appropriate display signals to a user interface.

• Defining Emitter Target Identification, Direction of Arrival (DOA) information, and Passive Ranging techniques on varying types of RF emitter detections.

• Performing RF Loss / Link Loss Budget Analysis using various toolsets.

• Perform modeling and analysis of RF networks using HFSS, EMIT, and STK in support of antenna placement and cosite analysis.

• Conduct trade studies for RF/ESM and EW subsystem architectures.

• Interaction with ESM suppliers for integration of Antenna and Receiver Processor systems into the lab.

• Authoring of Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW), Source Control Documentation, and Interface Control Documents (ICD).

• Manage suppliers, review and analyze supplier design data, define functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution.

Basic Qualifications:

ESM Electronics Engineer (T02):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 2 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) req