Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Integration

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Integration to join an experienced team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This on-site, full-time role focuses on integrating advanced aeronautical systems across multi-network environments to support mission-critical outcomes.

Responsibilities include collaborating with software, system, and hardware engineers; ensuring testing and integration in the correct environments; and mentoring

Qualifications

• Active US Government clearance or eligibility for one
• Ability to obtain SAP clearance within a reasonable time
• Experience in system test, software integration, and/or systems engineering across Linux/Windows environments
• Familiarity with software network interfaces
• Ability to obtain CompTIA Security+ certification

Responsibilities

• Assist software development in investigating and resolving issues
• Develop configurations to support testing and prototyping of developing systems
• Develop troubleshooting procedures and documentation
• Review system specs, development, test and network docs and represent the Integration team
• Work with cross-functional teams to diagnose root causes in installations and integrations
• Ensure proper documentation for future integrations
• Collaborate with software, system, hardware, and test engineers to resolve issues

Skills

Clearance awareness

Software integration

Scripting languages

Agile methodologies

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master’s degree (optional)

Ph.D. (optional)

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Integration to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. Drive real-world impact by integrating advanced aeronautical systems across complex, multi-network environments supporting mission-critical outcomes. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to solve end-to-end integration challenges while growing your skills through mentorship, cutting-edge tools, and continuous learning. Join a friendly, supportive team where you can innovate, contribute, and build your career. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting software development personnel with investigating and resolving issues.
• Develop configurations to support testing and prototyping of developing systems.
• Develop troubleshooting procedures and work-around documents.
• Review and provide feedback on system specifications, development, test, and network documents as necessary, and represent the Integration team.
• Working knowledge of virtualized environments and software testing.
• Work in development, lab, and operational environments.
• Ensuring integration and testing of components in complex system are happening in the appropriate environment.
• Perform integration and troubleshooting of software components across multiple networks interfacing with customer SMEs.
• Ensure that through documentation is created and maintained to allow others to integrate in the future.
• Facilitate collaboration with software developers, system engineers, hardware engineers, and integration/test engineers to diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.

Basic Qualifications for Level 2

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering.

Basic Qualifications for Level 3

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience to include a background in engineering.

Basic Qualifications for Both Levels

• Must have an active US Government clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience in system test, software integration, software development, and/or systems engineering, including hands‑on testing and integration of software and hardware in Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience using formal software development life cycle methodologies from requirements through test.
• Familiarity with software network interfaces.
• Ability to obtain CompTIA Security+ certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Working knowledge of software network interfaces.
• Experience in automation of installation, configuration and test.
• Experience in Agile methodologies.
• Experience in Agile Systems Engineering Experience.
• Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
• Experience with scripting languages (developing, debugging and maintaining).
• Security+ Certified.

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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