Electronics Engineer/Principal Electronics Engineer
Northrop Grumman
- Baltimore, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment
- Troubleshoot and support RF and digital hardware
- Ability to lead or support, data analysis, and digital Instrumentation and comfortably multitask while working in a team environment or independently.
- Primary focus will be on the hardware/software integration of radar and other systems in the laboratory to provide a testing environment that facilitates current and future system development activities.
- Responsibilities will include both RF and digital scenario generation systems that interface with the radar in addition to other platform level systems for integration and requirement verification activities in Baltimore and at customer locations.
- The ability to travel periodically to support scheduled field integration requirements at the customer’s domestic locations is required.
- Collaborate with design engineering to develop and implement hardware improvements and solutions and support technicians through troubleshoot and training
- Interface with manufacturing management, test technicians, production engineers, design engineers, system engineers, program management and program support teams
- The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering, or related technical field and a minimum of 2 years’ related experience in electronics engineering or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM field plus 0 years of experience.
- Working knowledge in RF theory and concepts
- Working knowledge in digital circuit design
- Experience with RF test equipment (digital oscilloscopes, power meter, spectrum analyzer, network analyzers, signal generator)
- Basic knowledge of RF fundamentals including radar operations
- Effective verbal and written communications with the ability to work in a team environment
- Ability and willingness to travel to customer locations that include business trips and short-term travel to customer facilities at domestic locations. Most travel to customer locations would occur after development efforts in Baltimore are complete or near completion.
- Active Secret Clearance investigated within the last 5 years, with the ability to gain program specific clearances. U.S. Citizenship is a pre-requisite
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Computer Engineering or related technical field and a minimum of 5 years’ related experience in electronics engineering or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM field plus 3 years of experience.
- Experience with RF hardware and software
- Working knowledge in RF theory and concepts
- Working knowledge in digital circuit design
- Detailed knowledge of RF systems including radar
- Experience with lab support equipment such as digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers
- Experience with other RF specialized test equipment and tools used to troubleshoot/repair radar in the lab or field (power meter signal generator)
- Effective verbal and written communication, ability to work in a team environment
- Ability and willingness to travel to customer locations that include business trips and short-term travel to customer facilities at domestic locations. Most travel to customer locations would occur after development efforts in Baltimore are complete or near completion.
- Active Secret Clearance investigated within the last 5 years, with the ability to gain program specific clearances. U.S. Citizenship is a pre-requisite
- Ability to work with minimal direction and guidance
- Experience in hardware\software integration of embedded systems
- Proficiency with digital, analog, RF test equipment, RF circuit theory and digital systems.
- Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical hardware
- Detailed knowledge of RF systems including radar, and radar modes of operation
- Experience with RF stimulator, RF target generator and digital bench type systems
- Active Secret Clearance investigated within the last 5 years, with the ability to gain program specific clearances. U.S. Citizenship is a pre-requisite