Northrop Grumman · 6 hours ago
Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design Engineer - R10217289
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $163K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading technology company known for its innovative systems that impact lives globally. They are seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design Engineer to support verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs, design and verify subsystem assemblies, and collaborate with various teams throughout the product life cycle.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Francesca Boateng
Responsibilities
Supporting verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs
Designing, modeling, and verifying RF, microwave, and mixed signal subsystem assemblies
Creating/managing automated test benches for prototype and low production rate systems
Developing/Optimizing customer facing software applications for hardware design support
Collaborating with other teams such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Test
Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component level designers
Working directly with component level design peers developing custom RF integrated circuit designs to meet assembly-level requirements
Supporting products throughout the product life cycle
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' experience in lieu of degree is acceptable
Hands on experience utilizing test instrumentation such as power supplies, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, high speed digital IO, etc
Experience in text-based programming (e.g. C /C++/C#)
Productive in a team working environment
US Citizenship is required
Active Secret Clearance
Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years' experience, Master's degree in STEM with 6 years' experience, PhD degree in STEM with 4 years' experience. An additional 4 years' experience in lieu of degree is acceptable
Hands on experience utilizing test instrumentation such as power supplies, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, high speed digital IO, etc
Experience in text-based programming (e.g. C /C++/C#)
Productive in a team working environment
US Citizenship is required
Active Secret Clearance
Preferred
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
Test design and integration background, with proficiency in utilizing test instrumentation (particularly instrumentation from National Instruments or Keysight)
Proficiency in text-based programming (e.g. C/C++/C#) and computing tools such as MATLab
Working knowledge of RF concepts and measurements such as S-parameters, Noise Figure, TOI, and compression
Experience developing automated test equipment (ATE) at the wafer and packaged level
Verilog or VHDL experience for supporting Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
Experience troubleshooting electrical hardware
Ability to multi-task and work with minimal direction and guidance
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.
10001+ employees
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
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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