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Consulting Systems Engineer – Electronically Protected Radar
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Maryland-Baltimore
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. The Electronically Protected Radar SME will serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert for electronically protected radar capabilities on advanced combat platforms. This role leads system architecture, technical trades, and multi‑disciplinary engineering teams to develop, integrate, and verify advanced radar EP solutions for highly contested electromagnetic environments. Roles and Responsibilities: • Serve as electronically protected radar SME, providing system‑level technical leadership across programs and platforms. • Lead architecture and requirements development for EP radar capabilities (anti‑jam, interference mitigation, spectrum resiliency). • Plan and execute trade studies, modeling, simulation, and system analyses to optimize radar performance, cost, schedule, and risk. • Define and oversee EP radar performance metrics, verification, and validation strategies, including lab, SIL/HIL, and flight test. • Provide technical direction and mentorship to systems, RF, digital, software, and algorithm engineers. • Collaborate with program leadership, technical leadership, and customers to shape radar technology roadmaps and EP insertion strategies. • Support modernization and new business efforts, including technical concepts, proposal inputs, and customer briefings/demonstrations. • Develop and maintain interface definitions and integration strategies between radar EP functions and mission systems. • Review and approve technical documentation (requirements, ICDs, designs, analyses, test plans/procedures, and technical review packages). • Identify, track, and mitigate EP radar technical risks and opportunities. • Maintain awareness of radar/EW threat trends, CONOPS, and technologies and incorporate lessons learned into radar designs. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree with 16 years of experience, a master’s degree with 14 years of experience, or a PhD with 12 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years may be considered in lieu of a degree. • U.S Citizenship is required. • A current/active U.S. Gov