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Northrop Grumman · 4 months ago

Staff Digital Engineer (GPS NAVWAR) - R10203969-2

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$171K/yr - $257K/yr

8+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, and they are seeking a Lead Navigation Warfare (NavWar) Digital Engineer to join their team in Beavercreek, OH. This role involves developing and evaluating anti-jam GPS technologies, providing technical guidance, and collaborating with navigation warfare experts to enhance mission success in contested environments.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Development and evaluation of A/J (Anti-Jam), GPS Denied environment technologies

Provide technical guidance and monitoring for activities focused on simulation modeling and analysis of NAVWAR processing and performance

Analysis of GPS navigation performance in laboratory and flight test scenarios

Interface with relevant customers/stakeholders

Communication of status, issues, and results with program management and customers

Work with a team of navigation warfare experts in a team-based collaborative environment dedicated to advancing the state of the art

Apply your research and development skills to architect real-world products and capabilities well beyond purely academic or theoretical

Work with leading-edge navigation warfare (NavWar) systems, techniques, algorithms, and software to enhance mission success in contested environments

Present your ideas to internal and external groups; lead proposal activities; and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups

Qualification

GPS technologiesSignal processing algorithmsRF receiver developmentDigital Control TheoryFPGA developmentMATLABC/C++ programmingKalman filteringTeam leadershipMentoringCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

BS degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 12 years of experience; or MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 10 years of experience; or PhD in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 8 years of experience

Demonstrated experience with signal processing algorithms

Demonstrated experience with GPS technologies

Demonstrated experience leading technical teams

US Citizenship is required

Clearance: Candidate must be able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance or higher prior to start date

Preferred

Demonstrated understanding of Digital Control Theory

Experience leading technical teams

Experience with GPS and EW signal processing algorithms

Experience with RF receiver development, including system link budget and sensitivity analysis, ADC and receiver noise analysis, and baseband conversion and processing

Digital design experience and FPGA development experience in VHDL

Proficient with MATLAB with a digital signal processing focus

Proficient in C/C++, embedded SW design in Linux/UNIX and RTOS environments

Experience with GNU Radio or software-defined radios

Active Top Secret security clearance

Proven skills to include: team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative and also comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems