Northrop Grumman · 12 hours ago
Senior Staff Engineering RF Microwave Design - R10219581
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $276K/yr
14+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking experienced engineers with expertise in RF Microwave Design. The role involves leading a team in the design, integration, and production support of complex RF subsystems and requires advanced technical knowledge and innovative problem-solving skills.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Development of RF receiver / exciter architectures, requirements generation/flow down; RF subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, RF performance modeling, test integration for requirements verification, and interface with adjacent subsystems and top-level system
Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives
Experienced applicants will have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Science or other related technical degree and have experience designing, developing and/or testing radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems and/or related RF hardware
Candidates should have the ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 14 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or 12 years of experience with a Master's Degree and/or 8 years of experience with a PhD
US Citizenship and a current active Secret Clearance
Ability to develop highly novel solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
Established subject matter expertise in numerous areas of RF/Microwave discipline including but not limited to: Receiver and Exciter technology, Antenna, RF components & assemblies, requirements development, EM and related modeling & simulation, RF test verification, production test support, and design for producibility
Exhibit expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (i.e. ANSYS HFSS/Maxwell, CST Microwave, Eagleware/Genesys, Hyperlynx, Keysight ADS, Xpedition, AutoCAD)
Sr. Staff Engineers should have a demonstrated ability in technical and team leadership overseeing engineers with experience at least at the Sr. Principal level
Proven knowledge of electrical engineering design software and equipment
Ability to design, implement, install and maintain electrical systems
Preferred
Program SAP Clearances
TS/SCI
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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