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Northrop Grumman · 3 days ago

Senior Principal Systems Architect Engineer

Baltimore, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$136K/yr - $204K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements and is looking for a Senior Principal Systems Architect Engineer. The role involves designing and developing multifunction RF sensor system architectures, ensuring the conversion of customer requirements into total systems solutions while leading technical work products and supporting capture activities.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and development of multifunction RF sensor system architectures and definition of 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 developing 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

Qualification

Electronic Warfare (EW)RF systems engineeringAlgorithm developmentMATLABDigital Signal Processing (DSP)Technical problem solvingMulti-disciplined knowledgeRFEW technology backgroundLeadership experience

Required

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience or Ph.D. with 4 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

A current / active DoD Secret Clearance

3 years of experience with Electronic Warfare (EW) or Radar system Design / Development

3 years of experience with RF systems engineering

1 year of experience with Algorithm development

Experience with MATLAB