Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago
Staff Electronics Engineer - Sensors Responsible Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$177K/yr - $266K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in aerospace and defense technology, seeking a Staff Electronics Engineer - Sensors Responsible Engineer to join their team in San Diego, CA. The role involves supporting the Triton Program throughout its lifecycle, focusing on RADAR subsystem analysis, design reviews, and integration activities.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform RADAR subsystem analysis, documentation of system requirements, and interfaces with traceability to platform requirements
Perform review and analysis of supplier design and test data including acceptance, qualification, and system integration
Perform/support design reviews or reviews of design related documentation (ICDs, system and subsystem design documents, etc.)
Lead system-level integration activities of new radar capabilities
Perform lab and flight test planning and support execution
Evaluate flight test performance and prepare test reports
Maintain configuration control of radar subsystem through integrated change management to include management of the supplier software baseline
Develop strategy and plans for regression test and verification of new radar modes as applicable
Perform troubleshooting investigation and analysis to mitigate issues affecting mission availability and/or radar performance in the operational fleet
Working within an IPT environment, provide mentorship to early career sensors engineers and interface with IPT leadership, suppliers, and customers
Brief both technical and nontechnical personnel on topics related to the radar subsystem
Coordinate identification, tracking, and resolution of risks, issues, and opportunities including root cause/corrective action of technical issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 8 years of related engineering experience
Demonstrated experience in evaluating RADAR performance
Demonstrated experience with RF maritime RADAR
Knowledge of STANAG 4607 and NITF Standards
Experience with post flight data analysis
Active DoD Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance once in role
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred
Active, in-scope DoD Top Secret clearance
Experience with Air-to-Ground RADAR systems
Experience leading a team of engineers
Experience with aerospace development, production, or operations
Ability to communicate complex issues effectively to crowds with diverse perspectives
Ability to prioritize disparate tasks
Experience using MATLAB
RF Radar experience in Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) and Air-to-Air Radar Detection
Experience in evaluating target location error performance, sensor interfacing to navigation, power, cooling, command and control interfaces
Experience in Maritime Surface Search (MSS), Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) Imagery, Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery (SAR), Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) concepts, pulse width / pulse modulation, spatial modes, tracking, Radar processing
Experience in Military Environmental Qualification, Electro Magnetic Interference Qualification, and Electrical Power Qualification
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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