Engineer/Principal Engineer Digital-RF Subsystems I&T

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. The AMS E&S organization at Northrop Grumman Missions Systems in Baltimore, Maryland is seeking Digital-RF subsystems integration and test engineers for individual contributor roles supporting subsystem development, controls integration, and verification activities. This role is focused on digital and RF subsystem integration and test with a strong emphasis on controls integration spanning FPGA and embedded software implementation on system-on-chip FPGA platforms. Work is performed with general direction from technical leads while exercising sound engineering judgment in executing assigned objectives and solving technical problems. The qualified candidates will work with a diverse and talented team of engineers developing innovative and cost-effective systems that support a broad range of products and business areas across the lifecycle of a program. Applicants should possess the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings. Responsibilities may include: • Integration of Digital-RF subsystem hardware and representative lab test environments • Integration of new equipment and programs in a state-of-the-art facility • Software development for automating test processes, controls verification, and data analysis • Troubleshooting digital, embedded software, FPGA, and RF issues during subsystem integration and test • Analyzing test data and identifying early trends • Supporting program meetings in developing root cause and corrective actions • Collaborating with design engineering for hardware, controls, firmware, embedded software, and test improvements • Subsystem analysis including digital architecture, signal paths, and hardware interfaces from RF front end through digital processing • Support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more. In addition, this candidate should have demonstrated technical ability and expertise in one or more of the following areas: • Digital-RF subsystem integration, test, and system integration • System-on-chip FPGA integration and bring-up • Embedded software and controls integration for hardware platforms • Development and verification of subsystem controls across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries • Highly integrated digital-RF subsystems and antenna hardware for active electronically scanned array (AESA) systems • Electronic warfare, radar, communications, or related mission-system principles and their system applications • Comfortable creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, Python, or similar technical computing tools • Conducting Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews • Concept of operations development for integration and test activities • Executing subsystem and system level testing – both in engineering development and manufacturin