Sr. Principal Survivability Engineer (Level 4) jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Sr. Principal Survivability Engineer (Level 4)

Northrop Grumman is an industry leader in Stealth Technology, seeking a Sr. Principal Survivability Engineer to develop, test, and implement new materials and technologies for advanced systems. The role involves working across multiple engineering disciplines to ensure the success of Low Observable platforms and requires expertise in design integration and Computational Electromagnetic analysis.

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Responsibilities

Use the latest classified cutting-edge technology to reduce the detectability of aircraft in the electromagnetic, infrared, visual and acoustic spectrums
Predict the performance of your design using proprietary analysis codes
Get you hand dirty and verify your prediction and the design by building and test physical models
Optimize the design for Stealth while meeting the requirement of all other engineering disciplines
Take Responsibility for achieving customer goal and balancing the design in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment
Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and extensive collaboration

Qualification

Stealth TechnologyComputational Electromagnetic AnalysisDesign IntegrationRadio Frequency ModelingApplied ElectromagneticsTechnical WritingInterpersonal CommunicationTeam Collaboration

Required

A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated skills and knowledge in Stealth (design integration, CEM analysis, or antenna integration)
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated DoD Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Educational/ Experience Requirements: Sr. Principal Survivability Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military engineering experience, OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military engineering experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 0 years of related professional/military engineering experience

Preferred

Demonstrated Knowledge and Experience using the latest classified cutting-edge technology to reduce the detectability of aircraft in the electromagnetic, infrared, visual and acoustic spectrums
Experience with Northrop Grumman proprietary computational electromagnetic analysis codes or similar computational electromagnetic analysis codes used by our competitors or customers
Complete understanding and capability to plan and implement Radio Frequency (RF) modeling and testing of complex classified targets at nations premier indoor/outdoor RCS/RF test facility
Working knowledge of the requirements of other supporting engineering disciplines to help in achieving optimization of Stealth goals and a balanced design
Strong interpersonal communication and technical writing skills to enable effective personal interaction and collaboration with a multi-disciplined team and customers
Knowledge of Applied Electromagnetics / Aircraft Survivability, and a Comprehensive understanding of Electromagnetic Energy transmission though space and within materials
The ability to post process complex electromagnetic data to identify and exploit trends to help our aircraft vanish from the RADAR screen
Master's degree in physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
A current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP)

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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