Job Details
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor's degree
- C++
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral degree
- Laboratory experience
- MATLAB
- Master's degree
- Microsoft Excel
- System design
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
Job Description
Requisition ID: R10121306
Category: Engineering
Location: Baltimore, MD, USA | Hanover, MD, USA +1 more
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: Rotating Shifts (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Positions Available: 1
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 Mission Systems is seeking entry to mid-level Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) Engineers to support test and verification activities of RF systems. What you’ll get to do: Qualified Systems Integration, Test & Evaluation (SITE) engineers will perform hands-on integration and testing of sophisticated RF sensor systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments; Synthesizes internal and external customer needs and requirements into system tests that acknowledge technical and schedule constraints; Participates in the development and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for verifying system requirements; participates in I&T readiness reviews, design reviews and conducts audits of I&T program facilities; Coordinates integrated testing activities that may include environmental, reliability and the occasional flight test; Reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure completeness of test program; Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive reports; Uses modeling and simulation tools to expedite testing of individual units before all system components are available and for troubleshooting and repair of failed units.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Testing/troubleshooting RF systems
- Technical ability in a lab based integration and test environment
- A working knowledge of RF based test equipment
- Collaborate with software and hardware teams to understand expected unit level and system level behavior to define test cases and define & develop test capabilities that exercise and stress respective software and hardware capabilities.
- Collaborate with software and hardware subject matter experts to ensure testing is producing expected data points.
- Support the development and maintenance of system integration plans and system test plans.
- Support systems engineering technical reviews. Collaborate with integration and test lead, lab management and information technology infrastructure teams to ensure the availability of requisite power, compute, physical security, safety mechanisms, and environmental conditioning.
Basic Qualifications for Systems Engineer:
- A Bachelor of Science degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) discipline and 2 years of experience. Technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
- Experience with Ground Based Radars
- Ability to maintain and follow documented processes and procedures.
- Strong communications skills, both verbal and written.
- Knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.
- Ability to work independently in a multi-tasking environment.
- Active Secret clearance required
- Experience with MATLAB or other COTS Analysis tools
- Experience with MATE
- Experience with Linux
- Five (5) years of experience with bachelor's in science; Three (3) years of experience with Masters; Zero (0) years of experience with PhD in a STEM discipline. Technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
- Ability to obtain security clearance
- Experience with Ground Based Radars
- Experience with lab test equipment: i.e.: function generator, oscilloscope, multi meter, network analyzer, etc.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex HW/SW integration problems
- Knowledge of RF, Radar Systems, EW
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Solid verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate internally
- Ability to qualify for program access based on customer requirements (SAP/SAR)
- Knowledge of embedded systems design and implementation
- Experience with Control Account Manager (CAM)/ Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Experience with proposals, basis of estimate creation, etc.
- Experience with Linux
- Experience testing software written in C, C++.
- Experience developing scripts to automate manual processes.
- Experience coding in MATLAB to support capability characterization.
- Knowledge and experience with Agile principles, tools and implementation
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/
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This position reports to Baltimore, MD, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Hanover, MD, MD, USA.
Salary Range: $81,000 USD - $121,600 USD
Salary Range 2: $99,800 USD - $149,800 USD
Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.