Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can start to push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is looking for you to join our growing team as a Principal / Senior Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer at our Advanced Aerospace Structures Facility in Kettering (Dayton), OH. We are a unique blend of scientists, engineers, and technicians that specialize in Low Observable antennas, radomes, electromagnetic structures, and RF testing primarily for aerospace applications. We design and manufacture solutions for our war fighters to keep our country safe and maintain peace on a global scale. Our electrical engineering group (RF Microwave Design) is afforded the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art designs, primarily for classified applications, in both team and individual settings. Our multi-faceted team consists of engineers and scientist with backgrounds in electrical engineering, LO technology, CEM, RF test, mechanical, structural, thermal, CFD, material science, process, and quality. Essential Functions / Responsibilities:
Team-focused research, manufacturing support, design, analysis, prototyping, and RF test using state-of-the-art measurement equipment (e.g. SCI-2K, waveguide, 52'x42'x90' RCS Compact Range) of electromagnetic structures and materials
Design and test of advanced structures using materials such as loaded honeycomb core and/or similar core geometries, loaded foams and elastomers, MAGRAM, R-Cards, Circuit Analog sheets / absorbers, and Frequency Selective Surfaces
Lead qualification and recurring test events to ensure compliance to requirements; major responsibility to RF test, but can also include qualification and ESS test events
Monitor the quality of the materials produced, establishing test criteria to ensure that the end products meet specifications
Support technical design reviews and provide technical guidance to the program office
Author test procedures and test reports as needed
Collaborate with multifunctional teams including Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Customers, Suppliers, and Quality
The ideal candidate enjoys both theoretical design and hands-on engineering tasks. You are an inquisitive problem solver, self-sufficient, and determined with a positive attitude. You have a broad range of skills involving electromagnetic applications and enjoy diving deeper into Low Observable challenges.
Travel can vary by program and tasks but is typically very minimal, less than 10%.
This role may be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level based on the qualifications below.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Principal Engineer
US Citizenship, with ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance
Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5+ years of relevant work experience; or Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of relevant work experience
Experience conveying technical information (both written and verbal)
Experience with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Senior Principal Engineer
US Citizenship, with ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance
Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 9+ years of relevant work experience; or Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 7+ years of relevant work experience
Experience conveying technical information (both written and verbal)
Experience with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications:
Active Secret Clearance
Electrical Engineering degree with a concentration in Electromagnetics
Aerospace experience, particularly hands-on with Low Observable structures
Experience in the design of Periodic Structures / Frequency Selected Surfaces (FSS)
Experience with EM software analysis tools (e.g. Ansys HFSS, CST, FEKO)
Basic programing experience (e.g. Matlab)
Understanding of S-parameters, Antenna Pattern measurements, and RCS measurements
Experience working with RF test equipment such as Network Analyzers, SCI-2K, Transmission Tunnel, Std Waveguides, Reflection Arch, and Resonant Cavities
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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
