RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
 

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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Staff Radar Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position can be in Melbourne, FL or Rancho Bernardo, CA.

The selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team on a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of radar subsystems, including developing functional  architectures, analyzing  performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces,  and verifying/validating all allocated requirements,  You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to design, develop, build, and test RADAR systems in conjunction with key suppliers.

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead and  support development and integration of radar subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectivesRequirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and software specificationsLead and support functional  and performance analysesLead and support detailed trade studiesLead and support risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closureCollaborate with other disciplines, product teams and program stakeholdersTechnical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test supportIdentifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the labIdentifying/planning/executing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-offLead and support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teamsGuiding the team through development/implementation activities.

A successful Radar Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications:

Staff Radar Electronics Engineer (T05):

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)

Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RADAR subsystems for airborne platforms.

Experience in decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level

Experience with working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with scheduling engineering activities

Experience with Agile development

Experience in supplier/subcontract management

Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work

Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment

Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives

Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner

Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis

Experience in model based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools

Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools

Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)

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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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Salary Range: $147,700.00 - $221,500.00

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.