Senior Staff Electronics Engineer - Radar Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 13, 2025
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10184384
- Category: -Engineering
- Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: -Secret
- Telecommute: -No- Teleworking not available for this
position
- Shift: -1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: -Yes, 25% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: -Relocation assistance may be
available
- Positions Available: -1At 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. Please note that this opportunity
is contingent on program funding. - Start dates are determined
after funding confirmation. For all internal NGAS Engineering
candidates, we have developed a Homeroom-driven hiring process
aligned to discipline-specific Ambassadors. - They will be your
point of contact and will support you throughout the selection
process. If you apply to this Workday requisition, a Talent
Acquisition professional will email you with the corresponding
Ambassador's information for next steps. Northrop Grumman
Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Senior Staff Electronics
Engineer - Radar Engineer to our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This
position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization. The
selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary
team on a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to
advanced technical problems. The successful engineer will
contribute to the overall development of radar subsystems,
including System Architecture/Concept Development, Candidate
Technology Trade Studies, Requirements Development and Derivation,
Algorithm Development, Performance Analysis, Data Analysis, and
work with cross-disciplinary hardware, software, and firmware
teams. The candidate will support the radar integration team and
will be responsible for development and implementation of new and
existing high fidelity, physics-based radar system performance
models, complex algorithms, threat models, and command & control
models. This role may also include developing / analyzing AESA
arrays, modeling array performance, and predicting performance as
installed on airborne platform. Duties and Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to:
- Support development and integration of radar subsystems and
components to meet platform mission objectives
- Requirements development, analysis, maturation, and
implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and
software specifications
- Performing functional and performance analyses
- Development of mathematical algorithms for mode/sensor
implementation
- Develop software to model behavior of systems in real-time and
constructive simulations of sensors and other platforms
- Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and
communicate results to various levels of leadership within the
organization
- Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity
between desired operational capabilities and delivered system
performance through the Systems Engineering "V".
- Ensure performance capabilities of new systems and
architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements and
assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems
and capabilities in representative operational environments
- Guiding the team through development/implementation
activities.The selected candidate will be required to work
full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid /
telework available for this position. This position requires the
ability to travel up to 25% of the time. Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering
experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years
of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline
with 9 years of related engineering experience.
- Experience with the following:
- Signals processing
- Radar systems
- Electronics systems performance analysis, test or
integration
- MATLAB, C/C++, Python, or related languages
- Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including
requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation, and
interface control documentation
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated
government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required
for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined
by the company, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret
clearance.Preferred Qualifications:
- Active in-scope, DoD Top Secret clearance
- Current Special Program Access
- Demonstrated experience with Air-to-Air and/or Air-to-Ground
modes
- Demonstrated mathematical problem-solving ability and data
analysis experience
- Demonstrated interpersonal communication, presentation skills,
verbal and written communication skills
- Work experience with one of the following areas related to
radar systems: search or track, surveillance, reconnaissance,
electronic protection, ID, or adaptive technique
- Experience with modeling RF in ANSYS HFSS
- Customer focus and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated team leadership experience
- An understanding of the physical limitations to implementing
complex algorithms in real hardware
- Experience with survivability requirementsSalary Range:
$188,200 - $282,200The 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 committed to hiring and retaining a
diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S.
Citizenship is required for all positions with a government
clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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