Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 13 hours ago
Principal Space Communications Systems Engineer
United States-California-Redondo Beach
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in revolutionary systems that impact lives globally, and they are seeking a Principal Communications Systems Engineer to join their team in Redondo Beach, California. The role involves performing architecture trades, design analysis, and providing systems engineering technical support for hardware development efforts.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling
Provide systems engineering technical support for hardware development efforts
Perform trade studies, specification development, requirements definition and allocation to the unit and sub-unit levels
Perform Internal Design Review planning, development, and presentations
Perform unit verification planning
Qualification
Required
Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline and 5+ years of engineering experience OR Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline with 3 years of engineering experience...or PhD in Electrical Engineering and 1 year of engineering experience
Practical working experience with system architecture design, trade studies, and performance analysis and simulation
Technical experience with supporting hardware development utilizing antenna, RF, digital, and microelectronic technologies
Strong Communication Systems and Link Analysis: Signal Analysis via frequency domain and time domain, experience in RF and/or digital hardware systems engineering, familiarity with antenna principles, familiarity analyzing hardware specifications (e.g., VSWR, Gain, Noise Figure, etc.). Experience analyzing system performance, modeling performance parameters to estimate performance
Systems Engineering: Requirement allocation and management, working knowledge of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or prior experience with IBM Rational DOORS, knowledge of developing standards and processes, project lifecycle understanding
Active Top Secret Clearance AND the ability and willingness to obtain SCI clearance at time of application
Preferred
Candidates have completed specialty or relevant coursework in Communication Theory, Digital Signal Processing, and Networking
Network Engineering Fundamentals: Understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and standard communication protocols (FTP, SSH, etc.) and wireless technologies. Experience configuring and managing network devices like routers, switches, firewalls, and access points. Ability to work with monitoring tools like Wireshark
Experience with baseband and digital signal processing, waveform design, and network design
Possesses strong leadership qualities, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience with developing requirements and testing requirements using core systems engineering principles
Active TS with SCI clearance
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase