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Northrop Grumman · 13 hours ago

Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer for their Integrated Mission Solutions organization. The role involves supporting radar development and sustainment programs, requiring technical expertise and collaborative skills within a fast-paced team.

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Responsibilities

Support production, repair, sustainment, and testing activities for radar systems
Radio frequency (RF) design, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for radar systems, to include Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs), and circuit card assemblies (CCAs)
Perform Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) Resolution and Design Try-Outs (DTOs) for legacy radar systems
Provide laboratory support for hardware upgrades, sustainment, and testing
Maintain and upgrade legacy test stations
Use RF and Systems Engineering knowledge to develop new requirements, increase capabilities, and modernize legacy radar systems

Qualification

Radar systemsRF designTroubleshootingElectrical EngineeringLab test equipmentDigital signal processingTest plansEngineering change proposalsTeam collaboration

Required

Principal Systems Engineer: Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with B.S. degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant experience with Master's degree; Minimum of 1 year of direct relevant experience with PhD. B.S, M.S., or PhD must be in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: Minimum of 8 years of direct relevant experience with B.S. degree; Minimum of 6 years of direct relevant experience with Master's degree; Minimum of 4 years of direct relevant experience with PhD. B.S, M.S., or PhD must be in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering
Experience working with a team of engineers to accomplish projects and tasks
Experience in development, sustainment, integration, and testing of radar systems
Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex hardware/systems problems
Experience with lab test equipment such as function generator, oscilloscope, multi-meter, spectrum analyzer, etc
Must currently hold or be able to maintain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance

Preferred

Current DoD Secret level clearance (or higher)
Prior professional experience in radar, or prior professional experience in immediately transferrable domain skills such as digital signal processing, RF system design and sustainment, DMS resolution, CCA design and troubleshooting, etc
Experience with hardware design, to include cable assemblies, circuit card assemblies, test stations, etc
Experience in aviation and/or Department of Defense programs
Experience with RF test equipment and hardware-in-the-loop testing
Experience with developing and/or using LabView
Experience developing and writing test plans, test reports, and engineering change proposals (ECPs)

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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