Manager Electronics Engineering 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector, Advanced Multi-Sensors Systems Engineering and Sciences (AMS E&S) is seeking leaders to manage its growing Electrical Engineering & Receiver Exciter (REX) Subsystem department across two sections: RF Hardware and REX Hardware & Subsystem.

 

• The RF HW section is responsible for architecting, designing, verifying, and supporting existing and future RF microwave and mixed signal antenna hardware, including antenna elements, transmit/receive modules, RF distribution networks/manifolds, integrated microwave assemblies and various other front-end antenna components and assemblies.  Group skill sets include trading requirements, electronics package and device trade studies and specification, frequency planning, RF budgeting and chain analysis, board and assembly design, component selection, electromagnetic simulation, signal integrity analysis, data reduction and analysis, design verification, engineering troubleshoot of hardware failures, and production support of antenna hardware.
• The REX HW & Subsystem section is responsible for architecting, designing, verifying, and supporting existing and future RF microwave and mixed signal receiver/exciter hardware and subsystem including receivers, exciters, waveform generators, converters, reference generators, synchronizers, array drivers, and various other back-end receiver/exciter components, assemblies, and REX subsystems. Group skill sets include trading requirements, electronics package, device, and subsystem level trade studies and specification, frequency planning, RF budgeting and chain analysis, board, assembly, and subsystem level design, component selection, electromagnetic simulation, signal integrity analysis, data reduction and analysis, design verification, engineering troubleshoot of hardware failures, and production support of REX hardware and subsystem.

 

This position is a dual role encompassing both people and project/technical leadership.

 

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead an engineering design functional group of 10 to 15 engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and merit planning
• Provide project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group
• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
• Support business and functional organization initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector/business unit involvement, and internally funded projects

 

This position is an onsite role, located in Baltimore, MD. This position will report to the section lead of the respective section within the Electrical Discipline of AMS E&S.

 

This position is contingent upon candidates having a current, active government Secret Clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Engineering or Technical degree
• Minimum 7 years of related engineering experience including responsibility as an integrated product team or technical lead
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Basic understanding of RF electronics at the assembly and subsystem levels
• Full-time Onsite at the Baltimore Mission Sector location
• Must have a current, active government Secret Clearance.

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, Engineering Leadership, or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in a multi-disciplined engineering environment
• Demonstrated success leading high performance teams as technical, integrated product team, and/or functional leader
• Production test support experience for RF and mixed signal assemblies and subsystems
• RF and mixed signal product design, fabrication, and integration experience including, but not limited to, products in high reliability military applications
• Current Secret or Top-Secret Clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00

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.

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