Staff RF Systems Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Rolling Meadows
Posted on: September 21, 2023
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Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
Category: Engineering
Location: Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 2
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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of
mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and
Sciences (E&S) organization 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!
We are looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer
in the Mission Systems, Radio Frequency (RF) Department based out
of Rolling Meadows, IL. As a Staff Systems Engineer at Northrop
Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to
be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation.
What You'll get to Do:
Be part of the Systems Definition and Architecture Team. As an RF
Systems Architect, you will part of a highly-skilled team of
Systems Engineers working on state-of-the-art Radio Frequency
Electronic Warfare (RFEW) systems designed to protect the
warfighter. Our team supports programs within the Electronic
Warfare Systems (EWS) Division and Emerging Capabilities Division
(ECD). On RF programs, the Systems Architect is the technical
leader of the team and serves as the primary technical interface to
the Program Manager and customers. The Systems Architect will need
to have an overall understanding of how our systems architecture
design process meets our mission level goals. Assignments may also
include analysis and trade studies of product line architectures
using analytical models and mission level simulations.
In addition, you may also get to:
Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and
validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness
analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of
total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication,
test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product
requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge
technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade
studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies
to translate customer requirements into hardware and software
specifications.
Design and develop system architectures, and defines key
capabilities and performance requirements.
Apply expertise in RF system design and analysis, digital signal
processing, and/or system modeling and simulation to turn customer
wants and needs into rapid proof of concept solutions.
Define design and technology maturity constraints of the system in
accordance with customer specifications.
Develop thorough definition of system external interfaces.
Define system implementation approach and operational concept.
Ensure requirements are met and evaluate performance with
customer.
Perform trade studies and document proposals.
Basic Qualifications:
BS degree in Electrical, System Engineering, Mathematics, Physics,
or related technical degree with at least 14 years of related
experience required, or 12 years with Master's, and 9 years with a
PhD.
Must have leadership experience working with customers to define
system level requirements and experience leading an integrated
product team or other technical teams.
Strong technical background in RF systems.
Experience performing optimum system function allocation to
hardware and software requirements.
Demonstrated success in developing test plans that prove the system
satisfies requirements and the ability to quickly capture and
process data in tools like MATLAB for debugging and specification
verification.
U.S. citizen and must be able to obtain Interim Secret security
clearance prior to start. Once started, must have the ability to
obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in architecting Electronic Warfare RF systems with
real-time digital signal processing and threat scenario
analysis
--- Experience and deep understanding of RF propagation modeling,
computational electromagnetics, wave theory, antenna design, and RF
chain analysis.
--- Experience turning concepts into reality through MATLAB
implementation of new technologies
--- Experience using of digital signal processing algorithms used
to build state-of-the-art high sensitivity, wideband, and digital
receivers.
--- Experience utilizing digital signal processing algorithms in
FPGAs and ASICs
--- Prior experience designing hardware, firmware, and programming
software to best allocate functions for each product
--- Ability to monitor hardware and software design teams with
critical insight to know when the teams are not on path to
successful implementation and then be able help steer the team to a
successful solution
--- Experience working on Department of Defense contracts
--- Active Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
Salary Range: $153,600 USD - $230,400 USD
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to
base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual
contributions as well as allow employees to share in company
results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be
eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman
provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage,
life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays
and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top
priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on
their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be
required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved
disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future
court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed
federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
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.
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