Staff Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our team in Rolling Meadows, IL. As an integral member of the Specialized Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (STEWS) team, the selected Systems Engineer will participate in the design, development, and modernization of systems ranging from airborne Radar, RF and IRCM systems to laboratory test stations and transportable flight line electronic combat system test sets.

The successful candidate will be expected to identify and drive future technology updates, as well as introduce new technologies to resolve current and pending obsolescence issues on existing fielded systems.

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Roles and Responsibilities

· Apply the core principles of systems engineering to deliver innovative, affordable, and highly reliable solutions that meet customer needs, key performance parameters, and program execution goals.

· Lead a multi-disciplined engineering team from system design through integration and test of highly complex technical systems.

· Generate and update system- and subsystem-level specifications, including requirements traceability, verification traceability (tracing requirements to test plans/procedures/results), and the update and maintenance of system drawings and documents.

· Research, design, develop, and simulate Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, including defining and developing processing algorithms for real-time implementation.

· Provide briefings and demonstrations to management and external customers.

· Perform functional analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition activities to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

· Perform occasional travel as required.

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Basic Qualifications

· BS degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field and 12+ years of related experience; OR MS Degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field and 10+ years of related experience; OR PhD in electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field and 8+ years of related experience

· Excellent written and oral communication skills.

· Ability to create and support a cooperative team environment.

· Experience working on Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.

· Prior experience designing hardware, firmware, and software, with the ability to allocate functions optimally across product elements.

· Experience leading hardware, software, and systems design teams, including demonstrated ability to:

· Provide critical insight to identify when teams require intervention,

· Define and remove stumbling blocks hindering success, and

· Take appropriate action to return the team to a successful path to completion.

· At least five (5) years of experience with the maintenance and sustainment of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.

· Experience in the design, development, test, or sustainment of airborne tactical electronic systems.

· Ability to obtain or active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret or higher security clearance.

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Preferred Qualifications

· PhD in electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field and 8+ years of related experience.

· Familiarity with the theory, operation, and practice of both airborne and ground-based tactical radars.

· Digital circuit design experience, including simulation and schematic capture through test and integration.

· Prototyping and hands-on debug experience testing digital subsystems, such as circuit card development involving FPGAs, embedded processors, graphics processors, and/or high-speed data interfaces (e.g., PCIe).

· System modeling and simulation experience, including development of MATLAB-based models of system functionality, to include FPGA functionality.

Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.