Space Digital Engineer (Circuit Card Focused)
Northrop Grumman
- Boulder, CO
- $79,300-118,900 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supports the design, development, and analysis of Ground Station requirements.
- Implements Hardware (HW), and Radio Frequency (RF) systems in support of Ground Based Systems architecture and support communications infrastructure.
- Conducts technical analysis of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements to product in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations.
- Tests and understands a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including satellite modems; Front-end processors; general communications equipment and systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers; and control and test equipment.
- Evaluates and resolves engineering related production problems related to manufacturing, design, quality, and material engineering.
- Analyzes engineering specifications and drawings; confers with quality, material, manufacturing, and subcontractors to provide and obtain technical information; investigates reports of defective, damaged, or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment, or systems; and reviews production schedules and orders.
- Examines, measures, inspects, or tests defective parts for conformance. Evaluates findings to formulate corrective actions.
- Applies electrical, electronic, and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies, and components; and quality testing.
- Responsible for research and/or product development in more than one engineering discipline.
- Supports and participates in the design, test, modification, fabrication, and assembly of electro-mechanical systems.
- Bachelor’s Degree in STEM discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, a master’s degree; or 6 years of related experience in lieu of degree.
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Level clearance
- Experience developing ground terminals (S and K band systems specifically is a plus)
- Experience with tactical datalinks
- Experience with fiber-optic links (using fiber testing tools for troubleshooting are a plus).
- Signal loss & link budget calculation
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP) experience (specifically Modems and Front-End Processors for antennas)
- HEMP hardened system development, and/or testing experience
- Environmental hardening, and/or testing experience
- Power system (DC & low voltage AC) design
- Loopback testing and link strength + quality (G/T) analysis
- Troubleshooting electrical systems down to LRU level
- Creating electrical diagrams, signal flow diagrams
- Experience with MS Office suite of tools (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or RF Engineering or related discipline.
- Circuit Card Analysis and/or design experience
- Familiarity with functional analysis, detailed studies, interface definition to translate system requirements into subsystem specifications
- Familiarity with integration, installation, test, and documentation of new and/or modified capabilities into complex systems.
- Familiarity with hand tools and test equipment, and the use thereof
- Familiarity with hand soldering/J-STD-001 Certified
- Ability to travel between 10 and 25% of the year
- Ability to work independently with multi-disciplined teams within the program
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance or the ability to obtain
- Military experience or experience interacting with military customer