Engineer/Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design

What you'll get to do:
Responsibilities may include Testing and Troubleshooting Line Replacement Units (LRU) of RF architecture, recommend data driven requirements threshold adjustments; perform subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more. Work is performed without appreciable direction and exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments
Experienced applicants will have at least a bachelor's degree in science or other related technical degree or have equivalent experience testing and troubleshooting, integration, designing, developing and/or testing radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave antenna systems and/or related RF hardware. Candidates would have the ability to troubleshoot complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
In addition, this candidate should have demonstrated technical ability/leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Wide Band Waveform Generator test and/or troubleshooting
Phase Noise test and/or troubleshooting techniques
RF and/or digital hardware test and/or troubleshooting
Troubleshot electronic equipment to the component level.
Integrated Receiver Exciter Assemblies (IREX)
Highly integrated subsystems including receiver exciter hardware
RF Performance Analysis
Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics
Subsystem Control Design
RF Measurements and Data Reduction
Integration and test of RF assemblies
Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
Comfortable creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc.
Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git
Active Interim Secret or higher clearance.
Basic Qualification for Engineer:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 2 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above. 0 years of experience with a Masters Degree. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret clearance is required
Demonstrate problem solving skills to a variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned
Proven knowledge of electrical engineering, design software and equipment
Expertise Testing and Troubleshooting in a Manufacturing Environment
Experience troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems
Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above. 3 years of experience with a Masters Degree. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret clearance is required
Expertise Testing and Troubleshooting in a Manufacturing Environment
Demonstrate problem solving skills to a variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned
Proven knowledge of electrical engineering, design software and equipment
Expertise with troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems
Preferred Qualifications

A current Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Experience Testing, Troubleshooting or designing RF hardware/subsystems
Troubleshot electronic equipment to the component level.
Experience with RF lab test equipment: signal generator, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.

Hands on experience in at least one type of these test set: Common RF Test Set (CRFTS), LM-STAR, Hiller Test sets, Phase Noise Test sets and consoles

Experience troubleshooting and resolving HW/SW integration problems
Experience with using or developing software to control hardware (such as MATE or AMAX)
Experience with test scripting, data analysis, and/or signal processing
Experience mentoring other design and/or RF test engineers
Primary Level Salary Range: $87,600.00 - $131,400.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00The 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.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Client-provided location(s): Baltimore, MD

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10216030

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-03T20:24:00