Senior RF/Microwave Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


Baltimore, Maryland, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer/Sr. Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer/Sr. Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design to join our team at Northrop Grumman. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, modeling, and verifying RF and microwave subsystem assemblies. You will work closely with our team to develop antenna designs, including phased arrays, and manage RF budgets, frequency planning, and common assembly level interfaces.

Responsibilities:

  • Designing, modeling, and verifying RF and microwave subsystem assemblies
  • Developing antenna designs, including phased arrays
  • Managing RF budgets, frequency planning, and common assembly level interfaces
  • Predicting assembly level performance through selecting materials, components, and packaging approaches
  • Collaborating with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Test
  • Utilizing world-class manufacturing capabilities for prototyping through full-rate production
  • Working directly with external supplier partners
  • Supporting products throughout the product life cycle

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field with 5 years of RF/microwave experience; Master's degree with 3 years of RF/microwave experience; or PhD degree
  • US Citizenship is required
  • Must obtain and maintain an interim secret clearance (minimum) prior to starting
  • Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems
  • Exhibit intermediate to expert proficiency with industry-standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation, and printed circuit board design tools

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Secret or Top Secret / SCI security clearance
  • RF and mixed signal printed circuit board and circuit card assembly level design
  • RF budgeting, frequency planning, RF chain analysis and modeling, schematic capture, electromagnetic simulation, signal integrity analysis
  • Component selection and/or custom component requirements flow down and trades
  • Ceramic and organic printed circuit board materials, design, fabrication, and assembly processes
  • Integrated Circuit packaging techniques including chip-and-wire, QFN, flip-chip
  • RF lab equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, etc.
  • Electronic troubleshooting from component to assembly levels
  • Complex data reduction and analysis
  • Product life cycle support from concept through production support
  • Designing for high reliability, mil/aero requirements and environments
  • AESA / phased array, Radar, SIGINT, or SATCOM experience
  • Technical team leadership
  • Experience in the Aerospace or Defense Industry

Software Tools:

  • Mentor Xpedition DX Designer
  • ANSYS HFSS
  • Keysight ADS
  • Keysight Genesys
  • MathWorks MATLAB
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word)

Salary Range: $102,400 - $153,600

Salary Range 2: $127,000 - $190,600

Benefits:

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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.



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