Principal​/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Integration & Test

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking Systems Integration & Test Engineers (Level 3 or Level
4) in Baltimore, MD.What You’ll get to do :

This role spans both hardware sell‑off testing and software integration & test for advanced RF radar systems:

Hands-on integration, verification, and sell‑off testing of RF sensor hardware (REP, antenna, racks, cabling, benches, and associated lab equipment)
Software integration and development of test tools and scripts (ASE, MATE, MATLAB, Python) in support of SA  Development I&T activities across labs, benches, and flight test environments

You will work in a lab and system bench environment, collaborating closely with hardware, firmware, and software teams to verify that end‑to‑end system performance meets requirements and to support flight test and fielded system needs.

This position will be onsite full‑time in Baltimore, MD.Responsibilities:

System Integration & Sell‑off Test (Hardware & System Level)
Perform hands-on integration, troubleshooting, and testing of sophisticated RF sensor systems, including hardware and software components in development and production environments

Support development, configuration, and maintenance of integration environments and labs (system benches, racks, RF paths, interconnects)
Configure and operate RF lab test equipment (signal generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, delay lines, etc.) to execute acceptance, sell‑off, and regression tests

Review and interpret interconnect diagrams and HW configurations (REP, antenna, racks, cabling) to establish and modify bench configurations

Conduct system bench integration and checkout, including open‑air radiate and RFTG configurations

Execute system-level confidence, acceptance, and sell‑off test plans; analyze test results and prepare comprehensive reports with clear pass/fail rationale and corrective actions

Troubleshoot and resolve HW/SW/FW integration issues using a combination of test equipment, bench logs, and modeling/simulation tools

Support environmental, reliability, and occasional flight test integration activities

Software Integration & Test (SA  Development I&T)
Execute software integration & test activities for SA  Development I&T, including ASE script development, SCT/FQT…