Northrop Grumman · 15 hours ago
Staff Systems Engineer (RF Communications) - R10198230
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$155K/yr - $233K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for their Systems Engineering Group. The role involves leading design efforts for RF Communications projects, ensuring technical responsibility for electrical design and integration, while collaborating with engineering teams to develop innovative solutions for national defense.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead design efforts to produce new hardware products that support National Defense partners
Have overall technical responsibility for the electrical design, development, integration, and test for the development project
Serve as the primary point of contact for the external customer and internal development engineering team
Independently form innovative solutions to difficult problems and lead teams of highly skilled engineers to execute these solutions
Collaborate across engineering teams to resolve and integrate technical/engineering requirements and verify their incorporation into the resulting product
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, or other STEM degree, plus 12 years of progressive experience OR Master of Science degree plus 10 years of progressive experience, OR PhD plus 7 years of progressive experience
Recent design experience and a track record of successful RF product designs
Experience leading engineering teams from various disciplines in a recent technical development project
Experience in assessing project status in terms of technical, cost, and schedule execution
US Citizenship is required
Current, active Top Secret clearance, or higher
Substantial breadth and depth of knowledge in all aspects of engineering with a focus in producing deployable RF sensor and collection systems
Engineering team leadership and direct technical contribution with RF hardware communication and collection design projects
Experience in extracting derived requirements and generating system architectures from mission-level concept of operations (ConOps)
Previous direct contact with end customers in the creation and development of project technical reviews and documentation
Preferred
Experience as an IPT lead, functional lead, or leadership in the military
Experience with model-based system engineering concepts and platforms, such as Cameo
Experience with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, MIL-STD-499, and/or INCOSE system engineering life-cycle processes
Experience integrating antenna, RF subsystems, and processing hardware/software into a complete system
RF modeling, simulation, and analysis including link budgets
MATLAB knowledge and/or experience
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply varied technologies
Ability to perform as liaison to the customer for all engineering efforts
Ability to collaborate in a team environment
Benefits
401k matching
Personal growth opportunities
Option of a 9/80 work schedule
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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