Principal Optical Engineer, Survivability

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligibility

Discretionary bonuses

Long-term incentives

Health insurance & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, California, seeks a Principal/Engineer Survivability (Level 2 & 3) to join the team on advanced aerospace systems. The role requires U.S. Government Secret clearance and entails work on survivability-focused optical design and software tasks.

Level 2 requires a STEM bachelor’s with 2 years (or a Master’s with 0 years); Level 3 requires 5 years (or Master’s with 3 years). Active clearance preferred and relocation considerations may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in STEM with 2 years of related engineering experience; or Masters with 0 years (Level 2).
• Bachelors in STEM with 5 years of related engineering experience; or Masters with 3 years (Level 3).
• Experience in optical design using applied theory, raytrace methods, or Zemax/FRED/Code V; C++, CUDA or Python.

Skills

Optical design

Raytrace methods

C++

Python

CUDA

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Master's in STEM

Tools

Zemax

FRED

Code V

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, California, seeks a Principal/Engineer Survivability (Level 2 & 3) to join the team on advanced aerospace systems. The role requires U.S. Government Secret clearance and entails work on survivability-focused optical design and software tasks.

Level 2 requires a STEM bachelor’s with 2 years (or a Master’s with 0 years); Level 3 requires 5 years (or Master’s with 3 years). Active clearance preferred and relocation considerations may apply.