Lead Ground-Based Radar Systems Engineer, Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 123,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Ground-Based Radar for our Colorado Springs, CO team. The role involves leading radar algorithm development, translating requirements into designs, and evaluating performance across mission scenarios.

Ideal candidates have strong MATLAB skills, radar system experience, and the ability to guide work across cross-functional teams while maintaining security clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8+ years of experience OR Master’s with 6+ years OR PhD with 4+ years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Expertise with MATLAB and code prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and integration of radar algorithms to meet system mission and mode performance objectives.
• Translate system-level requirements into algorithm design and implementation plans.
• Perform functional and performance analyses of radar systems and mission modes.
• Develop mathematical algorithms for radar mode/sensor implementation.
• Plan and support software integration of system algorithms to model real-time behavior.

Skills

MATLAB

Signal processing

Radar systems

Systems engineering lifecycle

Programming: Python/C/C++/Java

Collaboration tools (Jira/Confluence/6

U.S. Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Ground-Based Radar for our Colorado Springs, CO team. The role involves leading radar algorithm development, translating requirements into designs, and evaluating performance across mission scenarios.

Ideal candidates have strong MATLAB skills, radar system experience, and the ability to guide work across cross-functional teams while maintaining security clearance requirements.