Principal​/Sr. Principal Systems Engineers - I&T - 2nd Shift

Position: Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineers - I&T - 2nd Shift
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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 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. The Engineering and Sciences organization (E&S) pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking a Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) Engineers (Level 2 or Level
3) in Baltimore, MD to support test and verification activities of RF sensor systems. These include airborne RADARs for fighter jets & UAVs including F-22, F-35, F-16, Global Hawk (Triton), and Gray Eagle (STARLite), airborne surveillance RADARs for AWACS and E-7 (MESA), and ground and maritime RADARs including G/ATOR and SEWIP. Qualified Systems Integration, Test & Evaluation (SITE) engineers will perform hands-on integration and testing of sophisticated RF sensor systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments;
Synthesize internal and external customer needs and requirements into system tests that acknowledge technical and schedule constraints; participate in I&T readiness reviews, design reviews and conducts audits of I&T program facilities;
Coordinate integrated testing activities that may include environmental, reliability and the occasional flight test;
Perform analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive reports;
Use modeling and simulation tools to expedite testing of individual units before all system components are available and for troubleshooting and repair of failed units.

Experienced systems engineer providing technical leadership for ATP, Development I&T, and Capabilities I&T activities. This role leads test planning and execution, lab configuration management, and requirements verification across multiple SILs and benches, while mentoring early‑career engineers.

Lead lab and bench ownership   

~ Serve as lead maintainer for one or more integration labs/benches (e.g., Own bench design changes, maintenance planning, and configuration management of HW/SW, processors, and test equipment.

~ Own test planning and execution   

~ Coordinate Mode SIL bench operations and flight test preparation and support, including objectives and No/Go criteria.

~ Lead MATE and system integration of new advanced capabilities into SILs and lab environments.

~ Manage configuration and verification artifacts   

~ Own configuration management processes for MATE and system test environments, ensuring traceability and controlled changes.

~ Lead PBS SE requirements verification, including VCRM content, verification documentation, and closure of requirements.

~ This is a 2nd shift position

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer – Integration & Test
~ Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience with; 1+ year with a PhD.

~ Experience leading lab/bench ownership, test campaigns, or requirements verification activities.

ability to coordinate across multiple teams and present technical status to management and customers.
Active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start is required.
Candidate must be a US citizen
Willingness to work 2nd shift

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer – Integration & Test
~ Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or related field with 8+ years of…