Principal / Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.The Payload and Ground Systems Division (PGSD) within 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 Space Systems, PGSD is seeking an experienced engineer in the following areas: Receiver Exciter, RF/Microwave design and Digital Technology. The Principal / Sr. Principal RF Engineer role is focused on Digital Receiver Exciter skills and will work the development and design of the DREX (Digital Receiver Exciter) technology working toward advanced antenna backend solutions. This position will support our Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit, located in Baltimore, MD.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
The candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:
Subsystem Control Design
Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
Systems Architecture
Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentation
Data Processing
Measurements and Data Reduction
Integrated subsystems including DREX and Antenna Hardware
Subsystem integration, test, and system integration
Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
Perform in-depth analysis of hardware commanding down to the register level
Basic Qualifications:
Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer (Level 3): Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 5 years of experience, 3 years of experience with a master’s degree
Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer (Level 4): Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 8 years of experience, 6 years of experience with a master’s degree or 3 years with a Ph.D.
Expertise in working with receiver/exciters, conducting RF performance analysis, and implementing digital beamforming
Knowledge in VHDL or Verilog/System Verilog FPGA programming language
Knowledge of Digital signal processing algorithms
Familiarity with FPGA design development flow
Experience in integrating board designs and FPGA Digital controls within a lab environment
Capability to troubleshoot hardware/production issues on the bench as needed
Familiarity with RF and digital test equipment
Excellent communication skills and ability to present effectively to both internal and external customers
Proficiency in Mixed signal Board design (RF and Digital)
No clearance required to start, but must have the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Clearance Secret/Top Secret or an SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Experience using MATLAB
Experience using Python
Experience using TcL
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