Staff Systems Architect Engineer

Staff Systems Architect Engineer - R10215235 at Northrop Grumman Location Fort Meade, MD Key Information Relocation assistance may be available Clearance type: Secret Travel required: Yes, 10% of the time About the Role 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. 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. Northrop Grumman 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 are making history. Ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, capability simulations, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware, software, firmware, and integration and test specifications. Interfacing with multiple disciplines, including customers, internal executive management, program management, hardware, software, system engineering, procurement, suppliers, and manufacturing. The applicant must also lead, and report progress for requirements documentation, technical risk management, key system performance parameters, and lessons learned. Responsibilities Design and develop multifunction RF sensor system architectures and define key capabilities and performance requirements. Create, evolve, and maintain the System Architecture that supports customer requirements, cost, and development schedule, including modularity, scalability, and extensibility. Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Perform RF performance modeling. Develop thorough definition of system interfaces. Define the system implementation approach and operational concept. Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Lead / oversee technical work products developed by the larger engineering team, supporting design reviews and integration and test activities as needed. Support capture activities, including RFI/RFP preparation, customer presentations and demonstrations, and competitor analysis. Maintain knowledge of current and developing technologies and develop strategies for their insertion into both legacy and next‑generation sensors. Develop modifications to existing products to meet unique customer needs, and support / lead the development of next‑generation products within a market segment. Provide presentations to customers and senior management, with tailored material based on the audience. Apply new technologies as well as common designs and products enabling rapid development, prototyping and affordable solutions. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience, master’s degree with 10 years of experience or Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. U.S. Citizenship is required. Active DoD Secret Clearance. 4 years of experience with Electronic Warfare (EW) or Radar system design / development. 4 years of experience with RF systems engineering. 2 years of experience with algorithm development. Experience with MATLAB. Preferred Qualifications Leadership experience with Electronic Warfare (EW) or radar systems development and/or production program execution. Experience leading technical teams. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) experience. High proficiency in technical problem solving; including decomposition, root‑cause analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring. Multi‑disciplined knowledge in areas related to engineering including systems design, hardware, software and firmware design, integration and test. RF or EW technology background with sensors development and implementation experience. Benefits Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 401(k) Educational Assistance Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions Paid Time Off Health & Wellness Resources Employee Discounts Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/ Salary and Compensation Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 – $253,600.00 The standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long‑Term Incentives. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date; this timeframe may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr