Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design Engineer - R10218558 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago

Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design Engineer - R10218558

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer to support several onsite product lines. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, modeling, verification, and troubleshooting of RF, microwave, and mixed-signal assemblies, collaborating with various engineering teams throughout the product life cycle.

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Responsibilities

Designing, modeling, and verifying RF, microwave, and mixed signal subsystem assemblies
Supporting verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs
Support the creation/management of automated test benches for prototype assemblies
Supporting verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs
Collaborating with other teams such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Test
Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component level designers
Supporting products throughout the product life cycle including development, integration, and test

Qualification

RF Microwave DesignRF Test EquipmentTroubleshooting HardwarePCB Design ToolsDocumentation ExperienceData AnalysisTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years' experience, Master's degree in STEM with 3 years' experience, PhD degree in STEM with 0 years' experience. An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of degree is acceptable
Current Active Secret Clearance and ability to obtain SAP Clearance
Experience with the use of RF test equipment like spectrum analyzers, network analyzers and waveform generators
Experience troubleshooting electrical hardware
Documentation experience, generating test procedures, test reports, RF requirements, data analysis, data presentation

Preferred

Proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. Keysight ADS, Xpedition, Altium)
Drafting and design experience in PCB design for fabrication and PWB layer stack up for digital, RF, and mixed signal CCAs

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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