Principal Electronics Engineer, DevSecOps – On-Site TS

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead DevSecOps efforts, building and integrating enterprise toolsets for cross-discipline teams. The role emphasizes CI/CD pipelines, data-driven subsystems, and cloud-ready architectures.

Expect hands-on SW work in Python/Java/C++/MATLAB and collaboration with Cloud, Networking, and Test groups. Active Top Secret clearance is required; travel up to 25% may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field; 5+ years for Principal level or 8+ for Sr Principal; Master’s with fewer years; PhD with minimal years.
• Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain one; SCI/SAP eligibility preferred.
• Hands-on SW development with Python/Java/C++/MATLAB and data exploitation expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and maintain enterprise toolsets for cross-discipline teams.
• Create tools to exploit large data sets for subsystems and payload tech.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software life cycle stability.
• Collaborate across Cloud, Networking, and Test teams; manage technical risk.
• Maintain certifications and advance DevSecOps practices.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

MATLAB

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

AI/ML

Jira

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS / EKS

Docker

OpenShift

Jira / Confluence

GitLab / Bamboo

Puppet / PowerShell

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead DevSecOps efforts, building and integrating enterprise toolsets for cross-discipline teams. The role emphasizes CI/CD pipelines, data-driven subsystems, and cloud-ready architectures.

Expect hands-on SW work in Python/Java/C++/MATLAB and collaboration with Cloud, Networking, and Test groups. Active Top Secret clearance is required; travel up to 25% may be needed.