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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Staff SCS Capture Communication Engineer Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals at our Melbourne, FL.
The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of communications 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 communications subsystems in conjunction with key suppliers.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives to support a Capture program
Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications for supporting capture down select
Perform performance and functional analyses
Conducting detailed trade studies
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders
Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off
Support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams.
A successful Communications Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.
Basic Qualifications:
Sr. Staff SCS Capture Communication Engineer Lead (T05):
Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
Ability to design, select and characterize RF components to meet mission objectives
Experience in one or more of the following: Designing, integrating, testing, installing, operating LOS and BLOS communication systems in airborne military applications
Experience with voice, military and network waveforms
Experience with performance assessment through link margin and antenna pattern analyses
Experience with cryptographic implementations
Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
Experience with cosite analysis
Proven experience in proposal development and capture management, collaborating with cross-functional teams to strategize, draft, and deliver compelling proposals for government and defense contracts
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience
Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
Experience in model based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
Experience in supplier/subcontract management
Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
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
Proven experience in proposal development and capture management, collaborating with cross-functional teams to strategize, draft, and deliver compelling proposals for government and defense contracts
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14 years experience, Master's with 12 years, or Ph.D. with 10 years in engineering
- Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret government clearance
- U.S. Citizenship
- Knowledge of electromagnetics across RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
- Ability to design, select, and characterize RF components to meet mission objectives
- Experience designing, integrating, testing, installing, and operating LOS and BLOS airborne communication systems
- Experience with voice, military, and network waveforms
- Experience performing link margin and antenna pattern performance analyses
- Experience with cryptographic implementations in communications systems
- Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
- Experience performing cosite analysis
- Proven experience in proposal development and capture management for government/defense contracts
- Experience with requirements development, analysis, flow-down, and interface management
- Experience planning and executing lab troubleshooting, subsystem test, and aircraft ground/flight test
- Technical management of suppliers and partners, including acquisition, acceptance, qualification, integration and test support
- Demonstrated problem-solving and data analysis skills
- Knowledge of model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
- Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence)
- Experience developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
- Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and conducting technical evaluations
- Strong verbal and written communication and ability to work cross-functionally
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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