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Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer - R10200652
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CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Space Systems sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions.
The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in
Linthicum, MD
enables these hardware solutions by providing RF microwave architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms.
NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way.
Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions. This role will support our Payload and Ground Systems Division and Remote Sensing Programs (RSP) Business Unit.
EDA Is Seeking Engineers With Experience And Interest In RF/Microwave And Mixed Signal Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design And Test Including
Designing, modeling, and verifying RF/microwave and mixed signal CCAs Utilize analysis, simulations and prototyping to develop CCA designs Managing RF budgets, frequency planning, and common assembly level interfaces Predicting assembly level performance through selecting materials, components, and packaging approaches, RF chain analysis, electromagnetic simulation, data collection and analysis, and other modeling techniques THIS ROLE IS ON-SITE
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable STEM degree minimum of 8 years of relevant engineering experience (6+ years with MS degree; or 3+ years with PhD) Proficient in RF/Microwave and mixed signal circuit design, schematic capture, and PWB/board layout Completed and/or led multiple board designs from schematic capture to board release Experience in test and troubleshooting complex mixed signal CCAs Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty Expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Keysight ADS, Xpedition, Altium) Demonstrated Technical Team Leadership and ability to work on multi-discipline engineering teams and communicate clearly within integrated product team leads Easily adapt to design challenges to meet program goals and deadlines US Citizenship is required No clearance required to start but must have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance to meet business needs
Preferred Qualifications
Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance Experience in Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) including logic compatibility, component derating, timing analysis, signal and power integrity analyses Signal integrity analysis (SERDES, Bit error rates, jitter components and contributors, board to board analysis) Expertise in working with receiver/exciters, conducting RF performance analysis, and implementing digital beamforming High-speed digital circuit design experience Familiarity with Point of Load (PoL) design Experience in integrating FPGA/Digital controls on the bench (no VHDL experience required) Understanding of basic signal processing RF budgeting, frequency planning, RF chain analysis and modeling Component selection and/or custom component requirements flow down and trades Ceramic and organic printed circuit board materials, design, fabrication, and assembly processes Integrated Circuit packaging techniques including chip-and-wire, QFN, flip-chip Product life cycle support from concept through production support Designing for high reliability, space requirements and environments AESA / phased array, Radar, SIGINT, or SATCOM experience
Salary Range: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00
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. Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Northrop Grumman RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Space Systems sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions.
The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in
Linthicum, MD
enables these hardware solutions by providing RF microwave architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms.
NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way.
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Designing, modeling, and verifying RF/microwave and mixed signal CCAs Utilize analysis, simulations and prototyping to develop CCA designs Managing RF budgets, frequency planning, and common assembly level interfaces Predicting assembly level performance through selecting materials, components, and packaging approaches, RF chain analysis, electromagnetic simulation, data collection and analysis, and other modeling techniques THIS ROLE IS ON-SITE
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Preferred Qualifications
Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance Experience in Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) including logic compatibility, component derating, timing analysis, signal and power integrity analyses Signal integrity analysis (SERDES, Bit error rates, jitter components and contributors, board to board analysis) Expertise in working with receiver/exciters, conducting RF performance analysis, and implementing digital beamforming High-speed digital circuit design experience Familiarity with Point of Load (PoL) design Experience in integrating FPGA/Digital controls on the bench (no VHDL experience required) Understanding of basic signal processing RF budgeting, frequency planning, RF chain analysis and modeling Component selection and/or custom component requirements flow down and trades Ceramic and organic printed circuit board materials, design, fabrication, and assembly processes Integrated Circuit packaging techniques including chip-and-wire, QFN, flip-chip Product life cycle support from concept through production support Designing for high reliability, space requirements and environments AESA / phased array, Radar, SIGINT, or SATCOM experience
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