RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 Defensive Systems has a need for a Sr Staff Systems Engineer on our Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise on our Electronic Warfare (EW) programs, including hands on integration and technical mentoring. Our ideal candidate will possess technical expertise, a drive to lead from where you are, collaborative people skills, and the proven ability to work within a technically diverse and fast-paced team. This position is in Warner Robins, GA and requires that you work on-site daily.

Roles and responsibilities will include:

• Provide EW leadership and direction across multiple programs and mentor other engineers in radar principals and EW techniques.

• Act as an advisor to management, co-workers and customers on advanced EW applications.

• Maintain external customer contact to understand their technical needs and drive innovation within the company to meet industry needs.

• Serve as EW system subject matter expert that oversees technical development, integrates multiple efforts and sets a vision for the future.

• Perform hands-on integration and testing of radar and EW systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments.

• Generate and update system and sub-system level specifications, ensure verification traceability, develop test plans, perform analysis of test results and prepare comprehensive reports.

 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Must have 14 years of relevant experience with Bachelor of Science in Engineering; 12 Years with Masters; 10 Years with PhD.

• Experience providing subject matter expertise for Radar or Electronic Warfare systems.

• Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex HW/SW integration problems.

• Experience using system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis, interface control documentation, HW/SW design, and developing test plans and procedures.

• Experience in aviation and/or Department of Defense programs.

• Must be proficient with RF test equipment.

• Must currently hold an active U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with the ALQ-161 system.

• Experience with MATLAB or equivalent programming/analysis languages.

• Experience developing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models, and command and control models.

• Experience in digital signal processing, digital beamforming, adaptive processing, or tracking algorithms.

• Experience in development, integration and testing of large-scale systems.

• Experience in performing aircraft functional test.

• Electrical Engineering Degree

Primary Level Salary Range: $162,500.00 - $243,700.00

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.

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.