Northrop Grumman Corporation
Principal Electrical Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a
Principal Electrical Engineer
to work within the Radar Integrated Product Team (IPT) of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 2 program (DS2). The Radar IPT is responsible for the design, development and integration of the major RF and Analog Subsystems / Components of the DS2 System. This role will be reporting to the DS2 Radar IPT lead and working collaboratively with team members of the RADAR IPT through the major design (i.e., SRR, PDR, CDR) and integration milestone (integration point testing, assembly, checkout). The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge in the development lifecycle and experience with ground-based sensor exploitation or radar systems.
Job Duties Include
Collaboratively define and document Radar IPT hardware architecture.
Support the development of component specifications and procurement requirements.
Perform compliance analysis on key performance parameters.
Work within an RF lab environment to support characterization and measurement of equipment.
Work with engineering drafting to document the systems Bill of Material (BOM) and assembly drawings.
Support the development of integration plans and procedures.
Support assembly, integration and checkout of HW components.
Support design trade studies and component obsolescence review.
Occasionally present to engineering leadership
Basic Qualifications
Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application
5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree
Experience with LNA’s
RF signal chain analysis experience
Ability to work within an RF lab environment
RF test equipment and measurement experience (i.e., noise figure, phase noise)
Experience with component integration and checkout
Experience with reading and developing engineering drawings and electronic BOM’s
Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
Experience working within CAMEO
Ability to travel up to 10% domestically
Preferred Qualifications
DARC architecture familiarity and system knowledge
Previous experience with one of the following:
Parabolic Antennas
Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers
Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) experience
RF over fiber optic media converters
Cryogenically Cooled LNA’s
High speed analog to digital converters
Ability to travel up to 25% internationally and domestically
Primary Level Salary Range:
$114,000.00 - $171,000.00
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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a
Principal Electrical Engineer
to work within the Radar Integrated Product Team (IPT) of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 2 program (DS2). The Radar IPT is responsible for the design, development and integration of the major RF and Analog Subsystems / Components of the DS2 System. This role will be reporting to the DS2 Radar IPT lead and working collaboratively with team members of the RADAR IPT through the major design (i.e., SRR, PDR, CDR) and integration milestone (integration point testing, assembly, checkout). The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge in the development lifecycle and experience with ground-based sensor exploitation or radar systems.
Job Duties Include
Collaboratively define and document Radar IPT hardware architecture.
Support the development of component specifications and procurement requirements.
Perform compliance analysis on key performance parameters.
Work within an RF lab environment to support characterization and measurement of equipment.
Work with engineering drafting to document the systems Bill of Material (BOM) and assembly drawings.
Support the development of integration plans and procedures.
Support assembly, integration and checkout of HW components.
Support design trade studies and component obsolescence review.
Occasionally present to engineering leadership
Basic Qualifications
Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application
5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree
Experience with LNA’s
RF signal chain analysis experience
Ability to work within an RF lab environment
RF test equipment and measurement experience (i.e., noise figure, phase noise)
Experience with component integration and checkout
Experience with reading and developing engineering drawings and electronic BOM’s
Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles
Experience working within CAMEO
Ability to travel up to 10% domestically
Preferred Qualifications
DARC architecture familiarity and system knowledge
Previous experience with one of the following:
Parabolic Antennas
Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers
Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) experience
RF over fiber optic media converters
Cryogenically Cooled LNA’s
High speed analog to digital converters
Ability to travel up to 25% internationally and domestically
Primary Level Salary Range:
$114,000.00 - $171,000.00
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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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