RF / Signals Engineer

Principal Engineer Hardware - RF & Lab Operations

Northrop Grumman · Colorado Springs, CO

Salary

$94,200 - $141,200

First seen

Jul 1, 2026

Verified

Jul 9, 2026

Minimum clearance

Secret

Active clearance

Required

Relocation

No

Experience

4+ years; 4+ with BS; 3+ with MS

Office

Colorado Springs location, Colorado Springs

Basic requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's; 1 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree. • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope. • Experience with requirements decomposition and derivation down to hardware subsystem level and hardware component level specifications • Familiar with engineering drawings and baseline management processes • Experienced with procurement process • Experience with cable management and various cable types typical for IT environments (Ethernet, Power, Fiber) • Ability to optimize HW component placement within environments considering airflow, cable management, tip hazards, and density • Experience with RF devices, connectors, cabling, test equipment. • Experience with compute components (memory, SSD, power supplies, cabling, motherboards. • Experience with electromechanical or electronics cable design for RF/Radar applications. • Experience with RF test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meter, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, and network analyzer. • Experience with Atlassian tool sets (JIRA, Confluence) • The ability and willingness to travel up to 10% domestically or internationally