Senior Principal Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for a position located in Linthicum, MD to support the Tactical Fighters business unit. This position is 100% on site and does not allow remote work .

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interface with hardware and software engineers in support of integration and development

• Develop test scenarios and perform data analysis in MATLAB

• Utilize test data to refine radar algorithm operations.

• Support development and integration of radar algorithms to meet system mission and mode performance objectives.

• Develop software integration planning for system algorithms to model behavior of systems in real-time for a radar platform.

• Support lab and flight testing as appropriate.

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience or Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S Citizenship is required.

• A current / active DoD Secret Clearance is required

• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).

• Experience with algorithmic development of aircraft radar surveillance modes

• Experiencing executing MATLAB scripts

• Experience with Digital Signal Processing and Embedded Systems

• Experience with Agile software development (PI Planning, 2-week sprint cycles)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing and running MATLAB scripts

• Experience working on military aircraft

• Experience working on design and development of Electronic Warfare (EW) platforms

• Experience with development of aircraft radar surveillance modes

• Experience with AESA Radar Tracking algorithms and Tracking architecture

• Familiarity with Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar platforms

• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)

• Active SAP Clearance

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 

• 401k 

• Educational Assistance 

• Life Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions 

• Paid Time Off 

• Health & Wellness Resources 

• Employee Discounts  

Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman