Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago
Sr Principal Engineer Systems - Ionizing Radiation
FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $178K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer specializing in Nuclear Survivability. The role involves developing and implementing design strategies for weapon systems to withstand nuclear threat environments, including analysis and testing throughout the engineering lifecycle.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Development of all nuclear hardness system level design, including system level analysis and testing in support of the acquisition life cycle
Generating weapon system design criteria supported by design analysis, modeling & simulation, equipment and system-level trade studies, system integration, piece-part, component, equipment, and system test artifacts
Developing system-level NH&S Design Analysis Reports (DAR) and nuclear hardness system test plans and reports documenting equipment compliance and weapon system certification
Preparing and presenting Nuclear Survivability engineering artifacts supporting requirements compliance and weapon system performance traceability throughout Design Reviews
Lead and execute the analysis and/or evaluation/validation of components, equipment, subsystems, or weapon system analytical models and actual system implementation for weapons compliance to operationally relevant nuclear threat environments
Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and resulting Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) of DoD and commercial systems
Technical planning, specification requirements derivation, test and analysis, design, planning and execution, documentation, and requirements/validation supporting overall system compliance
Experience with electrical circuit rad-hard design including piece-part screening, analysis, modeling, and test of component and systems for radiation environment compliance i.e. prompt dose rate, total ionizing dose, neutron displacement damage, neutron induced upset, single event effects
Experience with electrical circuit and/or system level design and test
Knowledge of Circumvention & Recovery techniques for component, circuit, equipment subsystems compliance and weapon system level probabilistic performance assessments during pre/trans and post nuclear weapon environment exposure
Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with rad-hard requirements and design mitigation strategies
Experience working with other Federal agencies, industry, National and/or Service Laboratories & Test facilities
Represent Northrop Grumman Corporation as a technical expert for the Program and with DoD customers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of experience OR Master of science degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience, OR a Doctorate in a STEM discipline and 4 years of experience
Must have a DoD Secret clearance to apply with the ability to obtain and maintain an interim Top Secret prior to starting. Must be able to obtain Top Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and resulting Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) of DoD and commercial systems
Technical planning, specification requirements derivation, test and analysis, design, planning and execution, documentation, and requirements/validation supporting overall system compliance
Experience with electrical circuit rad-hard design including piece-part screening, analysis, modeling, and test of component and systems for radiation environment compliance i.e. prompt dose rate, total ionizing dose, neutron displacement damage, neutron induced upset, single event effects
Experience with electrical circuit and/or system level design and test
Knowledge of Circumvention & Recovery techniques for component, circuit, equipment subsystems compliance and weapon system level probabilistic performance assessments during pre/trans and post nuclear weapon environment exposure
Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with rad-hard requirements and design mitigation strategies
Experience working with other Federal agencies, industry, National and/or Service Laboratories & Test facilities
Represent Northrop Grumman Corporation as a technical expert for the Program and with DoD customers
Ability to travel 20% is required
Preferred
Current Top Secret clearance
Nuclear Command, Control & Communication weapon system survivability design experience
Analysis experience with radiation environments including man-made and natural space environment
Analysis experience in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Testability (RAMT) including probabilistic risk assessment as applicable to semiconductor TREE susceptibilities
Experience and/or familiarity with the following standards and handbooks: DODI 3150.09, MIL-STD-1766, AFWL-TR-86-26, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-3023, MIL-STD-2169, MIL-STD-461, DO-160, MIL-B-5087, DNA-2048H-1, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-750, JEDEC JESD89, MIL-HDBK-814, MIL-HDBK-815, MIL-HDBK-816, MIL-HDBK-817, MIL-HDBK-279, MIL-HDBK-280, IEC 62396-1/-5, SAE AIR6219, MIL-STD-3054
Experience and/or familiarity with the following engineering software/tools: COMSOL, ANSYS, CST, FEKO, Cadence/Spice, Mathworks MATLAB, PTC MathCad, Wolfram Mathematica, NX, Siemens Teamcenter, Visio
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
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