Staff Engineer – Digital, RF Subsystems I&T Lead

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $185.9k - $278.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🏭 Manufacturing

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🎖️ Defense

Manufacturing • Logistics • Defense

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense company, recognized for its innovative solutions in air, cyber, land, sea, and space domains. With a focus on advanced technologies and innovation, Northrop Grumman provides unmatched expertise in military communications, satellite communications, and microelectronics manufacturing. The company is committed to solving complex challenges and 'defining possible' by transforming the concepts of what's achievable. Northrop Grumman is also actively involved in sustainability efforts and offers career opportunities to various levels of professionals, including veterans and entry-level candidates.

📋 Description

• Integrate digital receiver/exciter hardware and representative laboratory test environments • Integrate new equipment and programs in a state-of-the-art facility • Develop software to automate test processes and analyze data • Troubleshoot digital and RF issues during testing of advanced antenna systems and system-on-chip designs • Analyze test data and identify early trends • Support program meetings by developing root causes and corrective actions • Collaborate with design engineering on hardware, controls, and test improvements • Perform subsystem analysis covering digital architecture, signal paths, and hardware interfaces from RF front end through digital processing • Support performance testing and requirements verification • Develop technical solutions to complex problems with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives • Provide technical ability, leadership, and expertise across digital-RF integration, test, and system integration activities • Execute subsystem- and system-level testing in engineering development and manufacturing environments • Conduct Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews • Develop concepts of operations for integration and test activities • Work with diverse engineering teams across the program lifecycle

🎯 Requirements

• Must hold a Secret or Top-Secret security clearance; the role requires a current, active government Secret Clearance • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 12 years of experience in the described areas, or Master's Degree with 10 years of experience, or PhD with 6 years of experience • An additional 4 years’ experience is acceptable in lieu of degree • Experience using MATLAB or similar engineering analysis tools • Experience with digital and/or RF subsystem integration and test • Experience setting up and testing hardware in a lab or benchtop environment • Experience with digital receiver/exciter and related digital-RF subsystem integration, subsystem control design, and architecture • Experience with system-on-chip FPGA and/or front-end software design • Experience with highly integrated digital-RF subsystems, antenna hardware, and receiver/exciter hardware for AESA systems • Experience developing and verifying complex front-end and subsystem controls • Knowledge of electronic warfare, radar, or related mission-system principles and applications • Experience with subsystem requirements derivation, flow-down, and configuration • Experience creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB or similar technical computing tools • Experience conducting Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews • Experience developing concepts of operations for integration and test activities • Experience executing subsystem and system-level testing in engineering development and manufacturing environments • Preferred: TS/SCI clearance • Preferred: SAP clearance • Strong knowledge of lab, system integration, and digital-RF hardware test environments • Knowledge of control architectures and control design/integration for hardware with firmware, embedded software, and ASICs • Knowledge of RF and antenna theory, including RF performance analysis • Knowledge of Python, VHDL/Verilog, and C++ • Test development experience for lab test environments and subsystem hardware • Experience troubleshooting digital-RF subsystems • Understanding of digital signal processing chains • Experience supporting engineers across firmware, software, power, and RF test teams • U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available • Overtime eligibility may be available • Shift differential may be available • Discretionary bonus may be available • Health insurance coverage • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Savings plan • Company-paid holidays • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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