(DoD SkillBridge) RF Design Engineer / Principal RF Design Engineer

Requisition ID: R10170643

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Top Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: No

• Positions Available: 1

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking experienced engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design, and Software development. The RF Microwave Design Engineer will join a team working toward advanced optimization algorithms that leverage high-fidelity Computational Electromagnetic (CEM)-based simulations. This position will be based in Baltimore, MD, supporting our Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit.

Responsibilities may include:

• Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, Sub-systems, circuits, or products. Includes antenna design, both reflector and array systems, frequency synthesizers, transmitters, and receivers.
• General frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
• Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform moderately complex professional tasks.
• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned.

In addition, this candidate should demonstrate familiarity/technical ability in one or more of the following areas:

• Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
• Conducting Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
• Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentations
• Data Processing
• Highly integrated subsystems including antenna hardware
• Reflectors, Reflect Arrays, Digital Beam Forming
• Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
• Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics
• Antenna or Subsystem Control Design
• Antenna Measurements and Data Reduction
• Antenna range integration, test, and system integration
• Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration

This position can be filled at level 2 or level 3 based on the basic qualifications below.

Basic Qualification RF Microwave Design Engineer:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 2 years of experience in the areas described in the job description. 0 years of experience with a master’s degree.
• Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers)
• Experience using MATLAB.
• ACTIVE TS Clearance required at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain a SCI access.
• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must be retiring or separating from the military within a year to be considered for the position.

Basic Qualification Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree STEM degree or related discipline with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description. 3 years of experience with a master’s degree and/or 0 years of experience with a PhD.
• Active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs)
• Experience using RF test equipment (Signal Generators, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers)
• Experience using MATLAB.
• ACTIVE TS Clearance Required with the ability to obtain and Maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be retiring or separating from the military within a year to be considered for the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TS/SCI
• Experience using modeling tools such as STK and HFSS

Salary Range: $83,300 - $124,900

Salary Range 2: $102,400 - $153,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.