Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Integration

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

4d•$91,800 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Integration to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. Drive real-world impact by integrating advanced aeronautical systems across complex, multi-network environments supporting mission-critical outcomes. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to solve end-to-end integration challenges while growing your skills through mentorship, cutting-edge tools, and continuous learning. Join a friendly, supportive team where you can innovate, contribute, and build your career. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering. (For Level 2)
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering. (For Level 3)
Must have an active US Government clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Experience in system test, software integration, software development, and/or systems engineering, including hands-on testing and integration of software and hardware in Linux and Windows environments.
Experience using formal software development life cycle methodologies from requirements through test.
Familiarity with software network interfaces.
Ability to obtain CompTIA Security+ certification.

Nice To Haves

Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Working knowledge of software network interfaces.
Experience in automation of installation, configuration and test.
Experience in Agile methodologies. Agile Systems Engineering Experience.
Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
Experience with scripting languages (developing, debugging and maintaining).
Security+ Certified

Responsibilities

Assisting software development personnel with investigating and resolving issues
Develop configurations to support testing and prototyping of developing systems
Develop troubleshooting procedures and work-around documents
Review and provide feedback on system specifications, development, test, and network documents as necessary, and represent the Integration team
Work in development, lab, and operational environments. Ensuring integration and testing of components in complex system are happening in the appropriate environment.
Perform integration and troubleshooting of software components across multiple networks interfacing with customer SMEs. Ensure that through documentation is created and maintained to allow others to integrate in the future.
Facilitate collaboration with software developers, system engineers, hardware engineers, and integration/test engineers to diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.