Principal Engineer Optical

Northrop Grumman•Redondo Beach, CA

1d•$125,300 - $187,900•Onsite

About The Position

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 Space Systems sector, located in Redondo Beach, California, is seeking a Principal Engineer Optical to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will become part of a team that produces advanced models and simulations. Please be aware that this position is contingent upon capturing program award and obtaining customer funding prior to the start date.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline with 5+ years of EO/IR performance analysis experience in an aerospace environment; or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of EO/IR performance analysis experience in an aerospace environment; or Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 1+ years of EO/IR performance analysis experience in an aerospace environment.
Analytical programming experience in Matlab or Python
Candidate must have and be able to maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the Secret level with a background investigation date within 10 years

Nice To Haves

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or Astrophysics or Chemistry
Experience personally building EO/IR sensors or sensor instrumentation and an understanding of EO/IR sensor hardware
Ability to maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the Top Secret level with a background investigation date within 6 years, or the ability to maintain an active U.S. Government SCI access with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years

Responsibilities

Support the development of architectures and requirements for emerging EO/IR sensor systems
Perform EO/IR sensor performance analysis, modeling and simulation to enable evaluations of sensor designs