Sr Staff Engineer Systems (EW /RF)

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.

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, but they're also making history. 

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for Senior Staff Electronic Warfare Systems Engineers to join our Airborne Multifunction Systems (AMS) Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) team at our Linthicum, MD campus to fill roles on multiple major development programs. These include sensors for current and next generation air and sea platforms: including EA-18 Growler, SEWIP, unmanned programs, and other restricted programs and missions. 

We offer the opportunity to join a team to solve problems in the field and drive new solutions into next generation Electronic Warfare and Multi-Function systems across a wide variety of platforms and environments.    

Qualified candidates will be technical subject matter experts in the electronic warfare field with strong technical leadership, technical consultation, and team-building experience.  Candidates will have the opportunity to lead and build cross-disciplinary algorithms, software,  firmware, and hardware team executing multiple tasks simultaneously, including but not limited to:  System Architecture/Concept Development, Candidate Technology Trade Studies, Requirements Development and Derivation, Signal Processing & Algorithm Development, IQ-Level Performance Analysis, Flight Test Data Analysis, Program Milestone Reviews, Program Verification Test Planning and Preparation for Gov’t Test Facilities, and Flight Test Execution. We encourage our engineers to be innovative with solving problems and identifying improvements, as well as taking ownership for their own and their team’s performance. 

*This position requires up to 100% on-site work due to security constraints and an ability to pass an enhanced security review.   

Roles & Responsibilities: This position is primarily engaged in the development and fielding of Electronic Surveillance and/or Electronic Attack systems for advanced dedicated and multi-function RF subsystems.  

Early in the system lifecycle, systems engineers develop parametric representations, visualizations and data driven analysis to support sensor requirements definition and use case validation. Progressing past analysis and design, Northrop Grumman Systems Engineers also support the integration of sensor modes and trackers from digital simulation environments to sensor labs to our on-site fleet of specially modified test aircraft. Throughout this process, our AMS Systems Engineers engage with our customers to balance their functional and performance requirements with other sensor functionality to enable true multi-function operation. 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Technical leader of experienced and entry-level team of systems and software engineers
• Key external EW SME with authority to approve technical work products and present at major reviews
• Responsible for performance compliant design of EW algorithms on next generation multifunction RF sensor
• Responsible for novel solutions amid implementation constraints such as system interfaces, real time digital resource management, hardware limitations
• Responsible for maturation and verification in digital simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments, including authorship to test requirements

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Microelectronics, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or closely related technical major with 14 years of relevant experience; 12 years with an MS; 10 years with PhD. 
• 4+ years of experience in technical leadership for RF/EW systems, focused on successfully development, testing and delivering systems to customer(s) 
• 8+ years of experience in RF/EW applications, including model development/application in MATLAB, Python, and/or C/C++, tracking, algorithm integration and development 
• 6+ years of experience in RF, ES and EA applications 
• 8+ years of experience in developing and implementing novel systems 
• Excellent communication skills for both in-person and written content 
• 10+ years of experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives 
• Outstanding problem solving and troubleshooting skills 
• Ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently 
• US Citizenship required 
• Active Secret Clearance and SAP accesses prior to starting 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Demonstrated history of personnel development and successful team engagement 
• Interest in and track record of providing successful mentorship 
• Ability to work across multiple geographically separated campuses 
• Familiarity with RF sensing modalities 
• Top Secret, SCI, and/or SAP accesses 

*This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain/maintain DoD Secret Clearance and Special Program Access (SAP) prior to starting and contract award.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
• 401k 
• Educational Assistance 
• Life Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions 
• Paid Time Off 
• Health & Wellness Resources 
• Employee Discounts  

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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.

Northrop Grumman strives to offer a balanced work environment for our team members. This position's 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.  Other work schedules are frequently accommodated and may be arranged to support, for example, an employee's family commitments.

Salary Range: $179,600.00 - $269,400.00

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.