Principal Communications Engineer/Sr. Principal Communications Engineer

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Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Communications Engineer/Sr. Principal Communications Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be in Melbourne, FL.

**This position may be filled by either at the Principal Communications Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Communications Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.**

Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) business unit is developing cutting edge technology that seamlessly analyzes, fuses, and distributes multi-domain information into command-and-control systems of systems to support all domains of war.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Integration of airborne communications systems and components to enable real-time coordination and reliable communication between ground, air, space and naval forces

• Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation

• Design, analyze, configure, test, document and troubleshoot communications systems

• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications

• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) subsystems to meet platform mission objectives

• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support

• Perform informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements

A successful Communications Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Communications Engineer (T03):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (HF through Ku/Ka bands)

Basic Qualifications:

Sr. Principal Communications Engineer (T04):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 7 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

• Must have an Active, In-Scope, DOD Secret Security Clearance or higher that has been granted / renewed within the past 6 years.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (HF through Ku/Ka bands)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with performance assessment through link margin and antenna pattern analyses

• Experience designing, configuring, installing and operating LOS and BLOS communication systems in airborne military applications

• Experience with voice, military and network waveforms

• Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis

• Experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Experience with supplier/subcontract management

• Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work

• Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection

• Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews

• An active Top-Secret clearance

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.