Principal EW Engineer — On-Site (Top Secret)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Palmdale, CA or San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW) Engineer or Principal EW Engineer to join a cross-functional team.

The role emphasizes deploying assets, coordinating with logistics, and ensuring timely repairs with suppliers, while maintaining security clearances and on-site presence. The ideal candidate will have a STEM degree with related engineering experience and active Top Secret clearance, with potential for SCI/SAP access,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with related engineering experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain SCI/SAP clearances.
• Experience with EW airborne payload systems and MTM processes.

Responsibilities

• Track deployed assets and compile status reports for anomaly reporting.
• Coordinate with Logistics Support and IPTs, and manage asset repair at suppliers.
• Support readiness reviews, training, test briefs, and post-test analysis.
• Work on-site with no remote option; travel up to 25%.

Skills

EW payloads

Top Secret clearance

SCI clearance

SAP clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Palmdale, CA or San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW) Engineer or Principal EW Engineer to join a cross-functional team.

The role emphasizes deploying assets, coordinating with logistics, and ensuring timely repairs with suppliers, while maintaining security clearances and on-site presence. The ideal candidate will have a STEM degree with related engineering experience and active Top Secret clearance, with potential for SCI/SAP access,