Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•$93,000 - $174,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join their team. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for coordination and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of challenging problems in the design, analysis, integration, and verification of the radar subsystem. The engineer will support establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of program review milestones and flight test. The position requires systems thinking and working knowledge of the full development life-cycle processes that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The candidate must exhibit strong leadership characteristics in coordinating with multiple teams and managing tasks. This position may be filled at the Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level. This position is contingent upon verification of DoD Secret clearance and obtainment of Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Requirements

Principal Systems Engineer (T3): 5 years of experience with a STEM Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field; or 3 years of experience with a STEM Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field.
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (T4): 9 years of experience with a STEM Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field; or 7 years of experience with a STEM Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field.
Active DoD Secret security clearance with a background investigation date within 6 years.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Nice To Haves

Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Engineering Physics; advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) preferred.
Experience working on airborne military radar systems including performance analysis, mode development, and integration onto flight platforms.
Experience in developing, managing, and decomposing radar system and subsystem requirements, including allocation to hardware, software, and firmware.
Experience in radar system architecture and CONOPS development, including trade studies and end-to-end performance modeling.
Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), using SysML and tools such as Cameo or similar.
Experience in interface control document (ICD) development and integration for airborne platforms (sensor, avionics, and mission systems interfaces).
Proficiency with radar signal processing concepts (waveform design, pulse compression, Doppler processing, CFAR, beamforming) and tools such as MATLAB/Simulink or Python for analysis and simulation.
Understanding of RF systems, antennas, and propagation, including radar range equation and link budget analysis.
Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills, including the ability to brief technical presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
Experience with DOORS (or equivalent requirements management tool), Confluence, and JIRA.
Scripting or software experience (e.g., MATLAB, Python, or similar) to support analysis, automation, and data analysis.
Experience working in agile development environments and collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams (hardware, software, integration and test).

Responsibilities

Coordination and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of challenging problems in the design, analysis, integration, and verification of the radar subsystem.
Support establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of program review milestones and flight test.
Exhibit strong leadership characteristics in coordinating with multiple teams and managing tasks.