Manager Engineering 2 - RF Microwave Design

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Engineering 2 – RF Microwave Design to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Hopkinton, MA facility.  We are a world-class manufacturer of High-Power RF components and antennas for military applications.  We design and manufacturer solutions for our war fighters to keep our country safe and maintain peace on a global scale. 

Our team is engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of antenna and passive microwave components for Electronic Warfare (EW) aerospace applications and associated Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).  We have a strong cultural focus on design for manufacturability and therefore have our manufacturing and engineering resources co-located within the facility.  In addition to our in-house machining, assembly, and quality capabilities, our test department has two antenna ranges. One is a far field range, and the other is a near field scanning range. The test department also has multiple PNAs giving us measurement capability to 50GHz on site.  Design development and manufacturing use industry standard software packages which are readily available.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

• Leads Radio Frequency (RF) design of microwave components and antennas
• Generate development documents including Performance Specifications, Test Plans, and proposal support
• Technical assistance to subcontracts and business development in negotiation of component performance specifications
• Work with internal teams and customers to develop solution paths
• Cover the full life cycle of projects from inception through production

The ideal candidate will lead our Antenna and Passive Component Engineering group. They will require a strong technical lead with a focus on business development, budgets, and schedules. They will also be comfortable with working in a small team environment with a significant amount of autonomy and associated accountability and will have the ability to directly influence the development of business.  All candidates must demonstrate prior working experience in the aerospace industry.

This position will be performed mainly onsite working a 1st shift 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM related discipline and a minimum of 9 years of relevant engineering experience, Master of Science in a STEM discipline with 7 years of relevant engineering experience, PhD with 5 years of relevant engineering experience
• Relevant experience in aerospace industry with design and development of antenna apertures and passive RF components, in particular High-Power Broadband for the EW market
• Experience with High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS)
• Emphasis on design for manufacturability
• Understanding of manufacturing processes such as dip-brazing, plating, and machining
• Ability to develop product designs independently and verify those designs through prototype and testing
• Experience with mechanical drawings and geometric tolerance
• Experience in the creation and execution of Acceptance Test Pl