Principal Systems Engineering

Company: Northrop Grumman Careers
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

Category: Engineering
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 50% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- 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 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. The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal RF Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program. Performs 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 the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.

- Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

- This role will travel approximately 50% of the time to an OCONUS location with durations lasting 90-120 days.

Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application

- Must have a completed STEM degree [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]

- 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

- Must have above minimum experience with hands-on RF testing

- Must have above minimum hands-on experience using commercial test equipment (i.e., vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, signal generators)

- Must have the ability to travel OCONUS for 90 to 120-day increments (up to 50% annually)

Degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field

- Experience testing and characterizing products that utilize advanced waveforms

- Experience with temperature, shock, burn-in, and environmental testing (including MIL-STD 810G).

- Experience using Linux and developing software applications that run on Linux-based computer systems

- Experience participating and guiding the testing of RF hardware for required performance metrics: Experience mentoring and guiding more junior engineers and technicians in the design, build, and test phases of RF projects and programs

The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off. 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. 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.

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