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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Integration and Test - R10210369

Linthicum Heights, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$131K/yr - $197K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading technology company that provides innovative systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support test and verification activities of RF, EO/IR, EW, SIGINT or SATCOM as part of their Systems Engineering Integration and Test team.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform hands-on integration and testing of sophisticated RF sensor systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments

Synthesizes internal and external customer needs and requirements into system tests that acknowledge technical and schedule constraints

Participates in the development and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for verifying system requirements

Participates in I&T readiness reviews, design reviews and conducts audits of I&T program facilities

Coordinates integrated testing activities that may include environmental, reliability and the occasional flight test

Reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure completeness of test program

Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive reports

Uses modeling and simulation tools to expedite testing of individual units before all system components are available and for troubleshooting and repair of failed units

Qualification

RF sensor systemsHW/SW integrationLab test equipmentEmbedded systemsMulti-disciplinary teamAgile principlesC programmingC++ programmingPython scriptingMATLAB coding

Required

Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, a Master's degree with 3 years of experience or a Ph.D. with 0 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

U.S. Citizenship is required

The ability to obtain/maintain an Active DoD secret clearance and Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start is required

3 years of experience with lab test equipment: i.e.: function generator, oscilloscope, multi meter, network analyzer, etc

Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex HW/SW integration problems

3 years experience with RF, Radar Systems, EW, EOIR

Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment

Experience with embedded systems design and implementation