Requisition ID: R10179863

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 2nd Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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.

What You’ll get to Do:

• Collaborating with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Test

• Utilizing world class manufacturing capabilities both on-site and within the broader company for prototyping through full rate production from the foundry level to microelectronic packaging to printed circuit board fabrication and assembly to subsystem level integration and test

• Working directly with a wide variety of different external supplier partners including leading domestic foundries, printed circuit board fabricators and assemblers, component manufacturers, material fabricators, and more

• Supporting products throughout the product life cycle (EMD, production, sustainment, DMS)

• RF and mixed signal assembly product types include antenna radiators, circulators, device interposers, filters, manifolds, receiver / exciter assemblies, signal conditioning assemblies, signal generators, and transmit / receive assemblies

• RF and mixed signal subsystem product types include antenna and receiver/exciter subsystems

This requisition may be filled as a Principal Engineer or a Sr. Principal Engineer.

This requisition is strictly for 2nd and 3rd shift work schedules.

Principal Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Electrical Engineering or related STEM field degree: Bachelor of Science with 5 years of RF/microwave experience; Masters degree with 3 years of RF/microwave experience; or PhD degree. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree ​

• US Citizenship is required

• Must have Full Secret Clearance

• Ability to provide sound solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave test and integration related problems of complex difficulty. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practical.

• Developing subject matter expertise in the integration and test and troubleshoot of receiver exciter RF/Microwave products including but not limited to: RF components, assemblies, subsystems, RF test verification, and production test support.

• Demonstrated proficiency with phase noise testing and troubleshoot is a requirement.

• Software tools: MathWorks MATLAB, C/C++/C# and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word)

• Test Equipment: Phase noise test set, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power meter, multimeter, and oscilloscope

• Proven knowledge of electrical engineering software tools and equipment

Senior Principal Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Electrical Engineering or related STEM field degree: Bachelor of Science with 8 years of RF/microwave experience; Masters degree with 6 years of RF/microwave experience; PhD degree with 3 years of experience. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• US Citizenship is required.

• Must have Full Secret Clearance

• Ability to provide innovative solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practical.

• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in the integration and test and troubleshoot of receiver exciter RF/Microwave products including but not limited to: RF components, assemblies, subsystems, RF test verification, and production test support.

• Expert proficiency with phase noise testing and troubleshoot is a requirement.

• Software tools: MathWorks MATLAB, C/C++/C# and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word)

• Test Equipment: Phase noise test set, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power meter, multimeter, and oscilloscope

• Expert knowledge of electrical engineering design software and equipment.

Preferred Qualifications for both Principal and Senior Principal roles:

• Top Secret / SCI security clearance

• Demonstrated work experience testing, integrating and troubleshooting receiver/exciter RF Microwave and mixed signal products with expertise in phase noise test sets, testing, and troubleshoot.

• Electronic troubleshooting from component to assembly/subsystem levels

• Complex data reduction and analysis

• Product life cycle support from concept through production support

• Technical team leadership

• Experience in the Aerospace or Defense Industry

• Software tools: MathWorks MATLAB, C/C++/C# and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word)

This role is contingent upon a Final Secret Clearance to start.

Salary Range: $105,400 - $158,000

Salary Range 2: $131,100 - $196,700

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.