Sr Principal Engineer Systems Test
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 Mission Systems is looking for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Test to support the Systems Engineering organization in Ft. Worth. This position requires on-site support and will be worked out of the Ft. Worth Location, with occasional travel (10%) to San Diego for training. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for providing technical advice and guidance as part of a deployment team and perform hands-on technical tasks during system installation and integration activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in STEM field with 8 years of experience; 6 years with a Master's Degree; 4 years with a Ph.D., 4 years of additional experience may be added in lieu of a degree.
- Laboratory integration experience
- Have an active US Government Secret security clearance
- Candidate must be willing to work extended hours and non-standard shifts.
- Ability to operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi‑vendor lab environment (digital, fiber, 1394 bus systems)
- Experience with RF and digital testing and troubleshooting
Nice To Haves
- Fighter Aircraft support equipment or aircraft experience
- CNI integration and test experience
- Familiarity with DoD maintenance manuals and military standard maintenance practices
- Working knowledge of engineering tools such as PDM
- Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) clearance
Responsibilities
- Conduct integration activities in a dedicated lab environment, coordinating with customers
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi‑vendor lab environment (digital, fiber, 1394 bus systems)
- Perform digital‑bus troubleshooting and fault‑code interpretation for PHM
- Resolve integration issues in a proactive, self‑managed manner
- Apply RF experience for signal integrity, interference mitigation, and test procedures
- Work with Anonymous Subscriber Messaging protocol, ensuring secure, compliant data exchanges
- Attend quarterly training sessions in San Diego
- Provide timely remote status updates to management and customers
- Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
- Maintain good customer relations
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
