Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago
Principal Survivability Engineer (Level 3)
Northrop Grumman is an industry leader in Stealth Technology, seeking a Principal Survivability Engineer to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives. The role involves developing, testing, and implementing new materials and technologies to enhance survivability in enemy airspace, requiring collaboration across various engineering disciplines.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
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 your hand dirty and verify your prediction and the design by building and testing physical models
Optimize the design for Stealth while meeting the requirement of all other engineering disciplines
Take Responsibility for achieving customer goals 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
Required
Demonstrated skills and knowledge in Stealth (design integration, product support 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
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military engineering experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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