Northrop Grumman · 7 hours ago
Principal Test Engineer
McClellan Park, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, looking for a Principal Test Engineer to join their team. The role involves supporting the design, development, testing, and validation of Signal Intelligence capabilities while collaborating with various teams and stakeholders.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Test new capabilities, documenting new features, and analyzing simulation performance
Work with product and development teams, as well as external users and customers, to determine acceptance criteria for new features
Support the agile software team within the context of a larger team
Interface with SIGINT customers and presenting technical briefings to SIGINT stakeholders
Support SIGINT captures from an operational point of view (voice of the customer)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master's Degree in a technical discipline and 3 years of relevant experience, or a PhD and 1 year of relevant experience; an additional 4 years' relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experience conducting operational and/or technical SIGINT (i.e., COMINT, or ELIINT) analysis
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
US Citizenship and active/current DoD Top Secret clearance are required and must have the ability to obtain/maintain SCI
Preferred
STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)
Multi-ISR experience working with external users and customers
CI Polygraph
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.
10001+ employees
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
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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