Principal / Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer

This position is located in Rolling Meadows, IL. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Specialized Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (STEWS) team, where they will work on a variety of electronic equipment and systems that include airborne RF and IR systems, laboratory test stations, and transportable flight line electronic combat system test sets.

Roles and Responsibilities for Principal/Sr Principal Electronics Engineer include, but are not limited to:

• Design, develop, perform hardware/system integration and test, and support deployment of systems and system modifications

• Troubleshoot hardware (systems and subassemblies) to determine root cause of failures and identify corrective actions

• Support transitions from design to production

• Maintain process and procedures in accordance with ISO standards

• Provide technical s upport to NG depot and USAF technicians and work with suppliers to resolve technical hardware issues

• Create engineering documentation (specifications, change notices, parts lists, bills of materials, test reports, test procedures)

• Interface with and present to internal and external customers
   

Opportunities exist in the following areas:

• RF/Microwave system design

• Research, design, development, and simulation of Electronic Warfare systems, and defining and developing processing algorithms for real-time implementation

• Design, prototype and test digital subsystems, including circuit cards using FPGAs, embedded processors, and high-speed interfaces.

**This position may be filled at Principal or Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer position.

Basic Qualifications Principal Electronics Engineer:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline with 5+ years of related experience
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
Proficient in MS office
US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance 
 

Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline with 8+ years of related experience
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
Proficient in MS office
US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with airborne RFEW systems

• Experience in programming in C++, National Instruments Labwindows/CVI and/or Labview

• Understanding of digital signal processing algorithms in FPGAs

• Hold an active DoD Secret or greater level of clearance