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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of electro-optical infrared subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements, You will design, develop, build, and test EW systems in conjunction with key suppliers.

Responsibilities:

Support development and integration of subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Perform functional and performance analyses
Conducting trade studies
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Perform informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Basic Qualifications:

Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM discipline and 2 years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree with 0 years of experience
Knowledge of EO/IR phenomenology
Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing EOIR equipment for airborne platforms.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in EO/IR system and atmospheric modeling
Knowledge of digital image processing algorithms
Experience in decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level
Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
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 review

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00The 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job ID

R10253344

Security Clearance

SECRET

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.

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