Senior Principal Engineer Systems
Listed on 2026-07-29
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Test Engineer
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top 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.
note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Senior Principal Engineer Systems to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation organization. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL
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In this role, the successful candidate will lead within a capture Test & Evaluation organization. This role reports to the Engineering Integration & Execution (EI&E) Test Department Manager on the program. This is an individual contributor role and will not have direct reports.
Candidate will support all test activities, including test planning, defining test scope, establishing test processes, and developing system test plans and laboratory design/operations. The individual will also contribute to writing technical volumes, story boarding proposal strategies for testing, and creating other capture effort documentation, while planning the execution of a test program post award. Candidate shall display professionalism, leadership, have a strong work ethic, work well with others, and be able to function as member of a dynamic Test Team.
Key Responsibilities- Development and peer review of test documentation
- Development and proposal test documentation and technical volumes
- Decomposition of program and system requirements into test requirements
- Development of Specialty, Lab, Ground, Test Programs
- Definition of test facility requirements.
- Participate in test planning
The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Basic Qualifications- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 year of related professional/military experience.
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
- Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final U.S. adjudicated government Top Secret clearance
- Must have an understanding of mission systems to include RF and satellite communications, message processing, mission systems architecture, air vehicle systems, simulation environments, and/or networking.
- Active Top Secret Clearance
- Experience with T&E processes and procedures to support both management and engineering tasks at the Melbourne site
- Automated Test Experience
- Experience working as an engineer in a system test lab environment
- Experience creating, editing and executing installation and checkout (IACO) procedures
Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits…
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