Optical Payload Systems Engineer (SCI Clearance)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Redondo Beach, CA seeks an Optical Payload Systems Engineer to advance space systems through comprehensive systems engineering, architecture trade studies, and performance modeling.

The role focuses on defining requirements, interfaces, and leveraging cutting-edge optical sensing, RF, digital hardware, and microelectronics to enable mission success. Clearances are required for start.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline with 2+ years engineering experience or Masters in STEM

Responsibilities

• Support new business acquisition and technology development initiatives
• Define system architectures and conduct trade studies
• Allocate and validate requirements for payload performance analysis
• Design modeling and simulation tools for system-level evaluation
• Lead payload hardware development for space and ground integration
• Manage subcontractor performance and manufacturing processes

Skills

OPIR

Electro-Optics

Sensor design

Remote sensing

Spacecraft system design

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

RF/digital hardware

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Redondo Beach, CA seeks an Optical Payload Systems Engineer to advance space systems through comprehensive systems engineering, architecture trade studies, and performance modeling.

The role focuses on defining requirements, interfaces, and leveraging cutting-edge optical sensing, RF, digital hardware, and microelectronics to enable mission success. Clearances are required for start.