Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Integration & Test

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

5d•$108,800 - $203,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking Systems Integration & Test Engineers (Level 3 or Level 4) in Baltimore, MD to support test and verification activities of RF sensor systems. As the lead developer of radars, COMMS, and SIGINT for some of the most advanced systems in the U.S. arsenal, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a world leader in advanced sensor systems and design. These include airborne RADARs for fighter jets & UAVs including F-22, F-35, F-35, F-16, Global Hawk (Triton), and Gray Eagle (STARLite), airborne surveillance RADARs for AWACS and E-7 (MESA), and ground and maritime RADARs including G/ATOR and SEWIP. This position will be onsite full-time in Baltimore, MD. This requisition may be filled as a Principal Systems Engineer or a Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active U.S Government Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Requirements

U.S Citizenship is required
A current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
Experience with RF lab test equipment: i.e. signal generator, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
Experience troubleshooting and resolving HW/SW/FW integration problems
Experience coding in MATLAB to support coding, test scripting, data analysis, and signal processing
Experience working a system bench, running acceptance test plans, writing test reports, troubleshooting hardware and software, communicating status updates.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance or higher
Previous experience working on a Special Access Program
Knowledge integrating and testing software written in C, C++.
Knowledge of RADAR Systems
Knowledge of firmware and hardware control integration planning and execution
Knowledge of embedded systems design and implementation
Experience developing scripts in python to automate manual processes.
Understanding of Systems Engineering concepts, including requirements analysis and verification planning and execution
Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment
Solid verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate internally

Responsibilities

Perform hands-on integration and testing of sophisticated RF sensor systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments.
Synthesize internal and external customer needs and requirements into system tests that acknowledge technical and schedule constraints.
Participate in the development and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for verifying system requirements.
Participate in I&T readiness reviews, design reviews and conducts audits of I&T program facilities.
Coordinate integrated testing activities that may include environmental, reliability and the occasional flight test.
Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
Perform analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive reports.
Use modeling and simulation tools to expedite testing of individual units before all system components are available and for troubleshooting and repair of failed units.
Integration, troubleshooting, and testing RF sensor systems.
Support integration environment development and establishment (Labs).
Collaborate with software, firmware, and hardware teams to understand expected unit level and system level behavior to define test cases and define & develop test capabilities that exercise and stress respective software and hardware capabilities.
Collaborate with software, firmware, and hardware subject matter experts to ensure testing produces expected data points.
Support the development and maintenance of system integration plans and system test plans.