Senior Digital Signal Processing Engineer (Matlab/Octave)

Company: Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Join Northrop Grumman - Cincinnati (aka Xetron), part of Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Our Northrop Grumman Cincinnati, Ohio small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both. This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art. You and your team will wrestle with the next big problems in an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation, sharing your expertise while learning from the expert next to you.
We are seeking early career cleared or clearable, DSP Engineers to contribute to our sensor, communication, and cyber systems in Cincinnati, OH!
Engineers here are part of multi-disciplinary program teams implementing next-generation, specialized communication systems and sensing systems critical to US intelligence customers and allies. Team members conduct all phases of these programs, including requirements generation, hardware-selection, software development, and system integration and test.
This position can be filled at the Principal or Sr. Principal Level.
Basic Qualifications for Principal level:

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• BS degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 5 years of experience; or MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 3 years of experience; or PhD in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 0 years of experience.
  
• MATLAB or Octave proficiency is required.
  
• US Citizenship is required.
  
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance to start (NG will sponsor).
  
  Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal level:
  
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  • BS degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 9 years of experience; or MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 7 years of experience; or PhD in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 4 years of experience.
    
  • MATLAB or Octave proficiency is required.
    
  • US Citizenship is required.
    
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance to start (NG will sponsor).
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
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    • Experience leading technical teams.
      
    • Proficient with MATLAB/Octave, with a digital signal processing focus.
      
    • Proficient in C/C++, embedded SW design in Linux/UNIX and RTOS environments.
      
    • Experience with wireless digital communication systems, in particular modern digital modulation techniques and modem design.
      
    • Experience with RADAR and EW signal processing algorithms.
      
    • Experience with RF receiver development, including system link budget and sensitivity analysis, ADC and receiver noise analysis, and baseband conversion and processing.
      
    • Digital design experience and FPGA development experience in VHDL, is a plus.
      
    • Experience with X-Midas, GNU Radio or software-defined radios.
      
    • Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI.
      
    • Proven skills to include: team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative and also comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
      
      Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900
      Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600
      Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.
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