Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design - R10218562

Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design - R

Northrop Grumman – Baltimore, MD

Relocation assistance may be available.

Secret clearance required; SAP clearance to be obtained.

Travel:
Yes, approximately 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, employees work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives worldwide. The AMS E&S organization in Baltimore is seeking a Staff Engineer RF Microwave Design to support several onsite product lines.

• Lead the Hardware Design Team and partner with engineering function leaders to progress and mature hardware products.
• Support the full design lifecycle: development, integration, testing, and critical engineering reviews.
• Oversee the design, modeling, and verification of RF, microwave, and mixed‑signal assemblies.
• Lead verification efforts for RF, analog, and digital hardware designs, troubleshoot failures, and conduct investigations.
• Collaborate with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Test, and IC design engineers.
• Derive and trade requirements with subsystem engineers and component‑level designers.
• Mentor engineers from a technical standpoint and perform senior peer reviews.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable STEM degree and a minimum of 12 years of relevant engineering experience (10 years with a Master’s or 8 years with a PhD). An additional 4 years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain SAP clearance.
• Familiarity with RF/microwave modeling, simulation, and PCB design tools (e.g., Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS).
• Drafting and design experience in PCB design for fabrication and PWB layer stack‑up for digital, RF, and mixed‑signal CCAs.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting from component to assembly levels.
• Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of complex RF/microwave design and test problems.

• Experience leading technical teams.
• Strong understanding of hardware design principles and the Hardware Design Process.
• Expert proficiency with industry‑standard RF/microwave modeling, simulation, and PCB design tools (e.g., Keysight ADS, Xpedition, HFSS).

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $ (subject to factors such as scope and responsibilities, experience, education, and market conditions).

Northrop Grumman provides health, life, and disability insurance; a savings plan; company‑paid holidays; paid time off; overtime; shift differential; discretionary bonuses; and the possibility of Long‑Term Incentives for senior positions.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applicants 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

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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