Principal Engineer, Survivability – Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 108,200 - 202,600; 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 Corp. in Melbourne, Florida, seeks a Principal Engineer/Senior Principal Engineer – Survivability to develop and integrate technologies that reduce aircraft detectability in the electromagnetic spectrum and optimize survivability across NGAS air‑based systems.

The role demands strong electromagnetics expertise, CAD proficiency (CATIA/UG/NX), and a TS clearance, with collaboration across disciplines to enable integration on current and future aircraft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience, or Master’s with 3 years.
• Senior Principal Engineer level requires Bachelor’s with 8 years, Master’s with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years.
• Applied electromagnetics and/or aircraft survivability; or understanding of electromagnetic energy transmission through space and within materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate advanced technology to reduce aircraft detectability.
• Develop and implement predictive analysis codes; build and test physical models; design, develop, and build test and verification equipment; develop, test, and integrate specialty materials.
• Work with engineers across disciplines to optimize integration of this technology on current and future aircraft.

Skills

EM theory

Aircraft survivability

CAD software

C++

MATLAB

Python

Clearance: Top Secret

RCS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

CATIA

Unigraphics

NX

FMS

Patran

Cubit

Knowbell

Saber

Pioneer

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Melbourne, Florida, seeks a Principal Engineer/Senior Principal Engineer – Survivability to develop and integrate technologies that reduce aircraft detectability in the electromagnetic spectrum and optimize survivability across NGAS air‑based systems.

The role demands strong electromagnetics expertise, CAD proficiency (CATIA/UG/NX), and a TS clearance, with collaboration across disciplines to enable integration on current and future aircraft.