Northrop Grumman · 14 hours ago
Sr Principal Engineer Systems - R10222233
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
4+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join their Systems Engineering organization. The role involves coordinating with diverse engineering teams to develop technical solutions and manage the technical baseline for program milestones, with a focus on integration and collaboration.
AerospaceBig DataManufacturingData IntegrationRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead investigations to find root cause with regards to issues found in the field
Evaluate anomalies, and assist with the disposition and correction of issues as found
Evaluate software/logic-related findings in the field though the utilization of the lab environment
Present technical recommendations to internal and external technical leadership
Direct interaction with the customer with understanding their mission needs and flowing that information back to the engineering and leadership team
Perform requirements traceability for defects
Develop, de-bug and execute Regression Verification Tests
Perform hands-on Integration within Test environment
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Qualification
Required
BS degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years engineering experience; MS degree in STEM discipline with 6 years engineering experience; PhD degree in a STEM discipline with 4 years of engineering experience
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Clearance
Experience in integrating hardware and software
Experience with briefing the customer and senior leadership
Experience with root cause investigations
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred
Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, and requirements verification
Experience with formal requirement verification and decomposition
Programming Skills in C/C++/Python/VBA
Experience supporting field operations including maintenance and mission support
Experience with fielded issues investigation
Working knowledge of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills
Benefits
Flexible work arrangements
9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
Phenomenal learning opportunities
Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
Very friendly team environment
Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge.
Tuition Savings at Accredited Schools: Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company.
Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself.
Every ERG is inclusive of all employees
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
Recent News
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