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.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
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
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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