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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. We are looking for you to join our Emerging Capabilities Development (ECD) disciplined team as a Principal / Senior Principal Physicist, this position will be located at our Linthicum, MD or San Diego, CA location. As a Principal / Senior Principal Physicist you will perform research and development activities that seek to provide unprecedented capabilities by missionizing concepts at the frontier of physics. You will actively contribute to the following to include high-energy muon sources, charged particle beam dynamics, conventional RF particles accelerators, compact particle accelerator and detector technologies, integration and application of advanced laser technology, and other emerging mission applications of high-energy physics, plasma physics, and related disciplines. The Principal / Senior Principal Physicist will work across disparate scientific and engineering domains, working with subject matter experts from other fields, to yield mission relevant applications.