Northrop Grumman · 23 hours ago
Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - R10220164
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Principal Systems Engineer or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support their DARC program. The role involves developing innovative radar performance algorithms and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure operational capabilities align with system performance.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support development and integration of radar algorithms to meet system mission and mode performance objectives
Requirements development, analysis, implementation planning for translating system requirements into algorithm design
Performing functional and performance analyses
Development of mathematical algorithms for mode/sensor implementation
Develop software integration planning for system algorithms to model behavior of systems in real-time for radar platform
Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization
Perform mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance, through the Systems Engineering “V”. Ensure performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements and assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments
Guiding the team through development/implementation activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Active Secret clearance at the time of application
Expertise with MATLAB and code prototyping
Experience working through the Systems Engineering lifecycle process for system development
Experience with Signals processing
Experience with Radar Systems
Experience with radar Blake Charts for operational performance analysis
Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, etc)
Experience with SharePoint
Experience with MS Office tool suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project)
Strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to project plan and execute
Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
Preferred
Active Top Secret clearance at the time of application with SCI eligibility
Experience with Python, C/C++, Java or related programming languages
Experience in Agile methodology (Kanban, Scrum, etc.)
Experience with requirement derivation and decomposition for system design implementation and planning
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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