Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Air to Ground

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Air-to-Ground) to join our organization. Our organization within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems offers the opportunity to join a team to solve problems in the field and drive new solutions into next generation systems across a wide variety of platforms and environments. You will support the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) team on multiple major development programs.

This position is based out of Linthicum, MD and will be 100% on-site.

• Develop radar system architectures for air‑to‑ground missions (e.g., SAR, ISAR, GMTI/T, Targeting, Weather, Surface Return, Sea Surface Search, Ship Track, etc).
• Lead requirements analysis, allocation, and flow‑down to subsystems (RF front‑end, signal processing, interfaces).
• Own and maintain system/subsystem specifications and ICDs, ensuring traceability to mission and platform needs.
• Perform radar performance modeling (SNR, detection range, resolution, clutter, false alarm rates).
• Conduct trade studies on waveforms, antenna configurations, processing approaches, and platform constraints.
• Use modeling tools (MATLAB, Python, etc.) to evaluate design options and support technical decisions.
• Plan and execute lab, field, and flight tests to verify radar performance against requirements.
• Develop test procedures, define success criteria, and analyze test data to identify issues and drive corrective actions.
• Support problem‑solving across hardware, software, and signal processing teams.
• Serve as a key technical contributor within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Prepare and present technical material for internal reviews and customer briefings.
• Support proposals and technical volumes, contributing to concepts, architectures, and estimates.

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

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of…