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Engineer Electrical/Principal Electrical Engineer

Northrop Grumman
CAMC06, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Apr 2026
💰 $171,000/yr($91,800/yr$171,000/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, but they’re also making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer/Principal Electrical Engineer to work in McClellan/Sacramento, California.  Join a team that develops transformative signal processing solutions to solve complex challenges in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). Your work will contribute to real-world national security initiatives.  We offer a wide variety of professional development opportunities, mentorship by senior engineers, and access to cutting-edge tools and technologies like Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) for deployment of advanced signal processing algorithms.

This role requires no clearance to start, however the ability and willingness to obtain Top Secret with SCI clearance is required for continued long term employment.

This position may be filled as an Electrical Engineer or a Principal Electrical Engineer.

What You'll Get to Do:

The engineer will be expected to have a command on core communications systems engineering concepts from their electrical engineering degree to perform analysis, devise requirements for and implement the signal processing algorithms.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling under the supervision of a senior engineer.

  • Provide engineering support for hardware development efforts.

  • Design detection and characterization algorithms for Radio Frequency communication signals under the supervision of a senior engineer.

  • Implement detection and characterization algorithms in compiled software (C++, Rust, etc.)

  • Test signal processing algorithms and receivers in a lab environment.

What some of your projects could look like:

  • Apply of AI/ML algorithms to solve signal processing problems in novel ways.

  • Design, test, and produce detection, characterization, and geolocation algorithms.

  • Support the deployment of core products on new platforms (e.g., manned aircraft, drones, ships, etc.).

Basic Qualifications for Engineer Electrical:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline) and 2+ years of engineering experience OR Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline with 0 years of engineering experience.

  • Candidates have completed specialty or relevant coursework in Communication Theory and Digital Signal Processing.

  • Experience using MATLAB for digital signal processing analysis and design.

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Electrical:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline) and 5+ years of engineering experience OR Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering discipline with 3 years of engineering exp

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