Staff Engineer – Digital, RF Subsystems I&T Lead

Northrop Grumman

. Integrate digital receiver/exciter hardware and representative laboratory test environments .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $185,900 - $278,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in digital-RF integration, test, and system integration activities, with a strong focus on developing software for automation and analysis in advanced antenna systems. Holds a current Secret or Top-Secret security clearance and possesses extensive experience in hardware testing and troubleshooting.

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Digital-RF Subsystem IntegrationMATLAB Engineering AnalysisTest Readiness ReviewsAntenna Hardware TestingSecurity Clearance (Secret or Top-Secret)

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Hard Skills

Digital Receiver/Exciter IntegrationSubsystem Control DesignSystem-on-Chip FPGA DesignDigital Signal ProcessingRF Performance AnalysisPython ProgrammingVHDL/Verilog ProgrammingC++ ProgrammingTest DevelopmentTroubleshooting Digital-RF Subsystems

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipCollaboration with Engineering TeamsProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Engineering Development EnvironmentsLab Test EnvironmentsTechnical Computing Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Secret Security ClearanceTop-Secret Security ClearanceTS/SCI ClearanceSAP Clearance

Industry Keywords

Electronic WarfareRadar PrinciplesAESA SystemsSubsystem Requirements DerivationControl Architectures

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTypeScriptC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Integrate digital receiver/exciter hardware and representative laboratory test environments
Integrate new equipment and programs in a state-of-the-art facility
Develop software to automate test processes and analyze data
Troubleshoot digital and RF issues during testing of advanced antenna systems and system-on-chip designs
Analyze test data and identify early trends
Support program meetings by developing root causes and corrective actions
Collaborate with design engineering on hardware, controls, and test improvements
Perform subsystem analysis covering digital architecture, signal paths, and hardware interfaces from RF front end through digital processing
Support performance testing and requirements verification
Develop technical solutions to complex problems with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives
Provide technical ability, leadership, and expertise across digital-RF integration, test, and system integration activities
Execute subsystem- and system-level testing in engineering development and manufacturing environments
Conduct Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews
Develop concepts of operations for integration and test activities
Work with diverse engineering teams across the program lifecycle

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must hold a Secret or Top-Secret security clearance; the role requires a current, active government Secret Clearance
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 12 years of experience in the described areas, or Master's Degree with 10 years of experience, or PhD with 6 years of experience
An additional 4 years’ experience is acceptable in lieu of degree
Experience using MATLAB or similar engineering analysis tools
Experience with digital and/or RF subsystem integration and test
Experience setting up and testing hardware in a lab or benchtop environment
Experience with digital receiver/exciter and related digital-RF subsystem integration, subsystem control design, and architecture
Experience with system-on-chip FPGA and/or front-end software design
Experience with highly integrated digital-RF subsystems, antenna hardware, and receiver/exciter hardware for AESA systems
Experience developing and verifying complex front-end and subsystem controls
Knowledge of electronic warfare, radar, or related mission-system principles and applications
Experience with subsystem requirements derivation, flow-down, and configuration
Experience creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB or similar technical computing tools
Experience conducting Test Readiness Reviews and/or Design Readiness Reviews
Experience developing concepts of operations for integration and test activities
Experience executing subsystem and system-level testing in engineering development and manufacturing environments
Preferred: TS/SCI clearance
Preferred: SAP clearance
Strong knowledge of lab, system integration, and digital-RF hardware test environments
Knowledge of control architectures and control design/integration for hardware with firmware, embedded software, and ASICs
Knowledge of RF and antenna theory, including RF performance analysis
Knowledge of Python, VHDL/Verilog, and C++
Test development experience for lab test environments and subsystem hardware
Experience troubleshooting digital-RF subsystems
Understanding of digital signal processing chains
Experience supporting engineers across firmware, software, power, and RF test teams
U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation assistance may be available
Overtime eligibility may be available
Shift differential may be available
Discretionary bonus may be available
Health insurance coverage
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Savings plan
Company-paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business