Staff Digital Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Dayton, OH, USA, Beavercreek, OH, USA, Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| Salary | $171000 – $256600 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 12 years of experience; or MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 10 years of experience; or PhD in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 8 years of experience.
- Demonstrated experience with signal processing algorithms
- Demonstrated experience leading technical teams
- US Citizenship is required
- Candidate must be able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance or higher prior to start date
Responsibilities
- Development and evaluation of A/J (Anti-Jam), GPS Denied environment technologies.
- Provide technical guidance and monitoring for activities focused on simulation modeling and analysis of NAVWAR processing and performance
- Analysis of GPS navigation performance in laboratory and flight test scenarios
- Interface with relevant customers/stakeholders
- Communication of status, issues, and results with program management and customers
- Work with a team of navigation warfare experts in a team-based collaborative environment dedicated to advancing the state of the art
- Apply your research and development skills to architect real-world products and capabilities well beyond purely academic or theoretical
- Work with leading-edge navigation warfare (NavWar) systems, techniques, algorithms, and software to enhance mission success in contested environments
- Present your ideas to internal and external groups; lead proposal activities; and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated understanding of Digital Control Theory
- Experience leading technical teams
- Experience with GPS and EW signal processing algorithms
- Experience with RF receiver development, including system link budget and sensitivity analysis, ADC and receiver noise analysis, and baseband conversion and processing
- Digital design experience and FPGA development experience in VHDL
- Proficient with MATLAB with a digital signal processing focus
- Proficient in C/C++, embedded SW design in Linux/UNIX and RTOS environments
- Experience with GNU Radio or software-defined radios
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- Proven skills to include: team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative and also comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems