Integration and Test Lead Engineer 2/3

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 Space Systems - Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for an Integration and Test Lead 2/3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is an on-site position and will be located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Position Overview:

The selected I&T IPT Lead will be supporting a program that is targeting a series of captures by modifying the Empire Builder product line to exploit both X and S-Band frequency domains. As part of the broader Empire Builder team, the Dual Band I&T lead would focus on leveraging the product line to rapidly deploy new and existing functionality into a series of captures. This position would provide technical planning for the program office while coordinating day-to-day technical activities with a team working under their guidance. As the role is technical, it is expected that the I&T lead would also perform specific integration tasks and develop a specialization in certain aspects of the system.

What You'll get to Do:

• Technical planning, asset utilization management, test preparations, lab planning
• Jira Product Owner for Dual Band tasks and sprint planning with team
• Bench prioritization and scheduling
• I&T of Dual Band specific functionalities, including performing the technical work as well as delegating work to a small team of contributors
• Coordination with broader Product Line I&T team
• Customer demonstrations, tours, and presentations

This is a leadership role, requiring a high level of organizational skill, professionalism, and ability to work across NG sectors to accomplish goals on a tight schedule.

Basic Qualifications (BQ's):

This requisition may be filled as either an I&T Engineer 2 or a Principal I&T Engineer 3 level.

BQ's for Engineer 2:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years experience.
• Secret Security Clearance is required
• RF Hardware Experience

BQ's for Principal Engineer 3:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years experience, or a PhD and 0 years of experience.
• Secret Security Clearance is required
• RF Hardware Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical planning, asset utilization management, test preparations, lab planning
• Configuration Management, for instance git, bitbucket
• MATLAB, MATE
• Basic team leadership, peer/lead
• Sensor experience, in particular radar
• RF test experience
• +Jira, Atlassian tool suite
• Agile, PI and sprint planning
• Basic IQ signal processing
• Controls and low level integration
• ACT cognizance
• DAESA or at least AESA
• Multi-function, segmented arrays
• The more digital beamforming, multi-channel experience the better
• RF calibration, radar waveform concepts
• Antenna test

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.