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Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Baltimore, MD, USA |
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| Salary | $163200 – $244800 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Must have a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 12 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or 10 years of experience with a Masters Degree and/or 8 years of experience with a Ph. D. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
- US Citizenship is required
- Current Active Secret Clearance
- Exhibit expert proficiency in near field or compact antenna test ranges on tasks including antenna range integration, test, data collection, data analysis, and system integration
- Exhibit expert proficiency with RF test equipment including network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
- 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: Antenna, RF performance analysis, RF test verification, and production test support
- Exhibit proficiency in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting
- Exhibit proficiency in software scripting and debugging in MATLAB, Visual Basic, and C++
- Exhibit general aptitude in antenna range scheduling, staffing, technical team leadership, requirements, prioritization, time management, team building, work dissemination, planning, and early identification of issues
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to design, implement, install and maintain electrical systems
Responsibilities
- Lead a diverse and talented team of engineers in hardware integration and test at the Subsystems level
- Perform subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, performance modeling, support for performance testing, and more
- Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives
- Assignments are often self-initiated
Preferred Qualifications
- Active SAP Clearance
- Expert user of both near-field and compact antenna test ranges
- Expert user of NSI-MI Technology antenna range test systems
- Expert user of MATLAB for post-processing antenna range test data
