Principal Electrical Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Principal Electrical Engineer to work within the Radar Integrated Product Team (IPT) of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 2 program (DS2). The Radar IPT is responsible for the design, development and integration of the major RF and Analog Subsystems / Components of the DS2 System. This role will be reporting to the DS2 Radar IPT lead and working collaboratively with team members of the RADAR IPT through the major design (i.e., SRR, PDR, CDR) and integration milestone (integration point testing, assembly, checkout). The ideal candidate should have a strong foundational knowledge in the development lifecycle and experience with ground-based sensor exploitation or radar systems. Job Duties Include: Collaboratively define and document Radar IPT hardware architecture. Support the development of component specifications and procurement requirements. Perform compliance analysis on key performance parameters. Work within an RF lab environment to support characterization and measurement of equipment. Work with engineering drafting to document the systems Bill of Material (BOM) and assembly drawings. Support the development of integration plans and procedures. Support assembly, integration and checkout of HW components. Support design trade studies and component obsolescence review. Occasionally present to engineering leadership Basic Qualifications Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application 5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree Experience with LNAs RF signal chain analysis experience Ability to work within an RF lab environment RF test equipment and measurement experience (i.e., noise figure, phase noise) Experience with component integration and checkout Experience with reading and developing engineering drawings and electronic BOMs Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence) Familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering principles Experience working within CAMEO Ability to travel up to 10% domestically Preferred Qualifications DARC architecture familiarity and system knowledge Previous experience with one of the following: Parabolic Antennas Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) experience RF over fiber optic media converters Cryogenically Cooled LNAs High speed analog to digital converters Ability to travel up to 25% internationally and domestically Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 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