Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Electronics - DEVSECOPS

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) seeks a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead DEVSECOPS activities with cross‑discipline teams and data‑exploitation initiatives. This on‑site, full‑time role requires hands‑on software development in Python/Java/C++/MATLAB and strong CI/CD background.

The role involves building and maintaining enterprise toolsets, collaborating across Cloud, Networking, and Payload teams, and advancing automated data workflows.

Qualifications

• Hands-on SW development with Python, Java, C++, and MATLAB for data exploitation.
• Experience in two areas from list: AI/ML predictive analysis, database development, container tooling, or automation.
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift/Docker management.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and maintain an enterprise level toolset in support of cross-discipline engineering teams.
• Develop toolsets to exploit large sets of operational data for subsystems and payloads.
• Collaborate in an environment with Cloud & Applications, Communications & Networking, Payload Technologies, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test.
• Work with stakeholders to design, build and maintain mission critical systems.
• Identify technical risks/opportunities and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Communicate progress and accomplishments to senior leadership.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure stability and quality across the SDLC.
• Continuously expand skills and certifications.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Ansible

Puppet

PowerShell

GitLab

Amazon EKS

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Electronics/ Sr Principal Electronics Engineer - DEVSECOPS to join our team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Development/Production Team construct.

Roles And Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop, integrate, and maintain an enterprise level toolset in support of cross-discipline engineering teams.
• Develop toolsets to exploit large sets of operational data supporting the maintenance of communication subsystems and advanced payload technologies.
• Collaborate and work in an engineering environment with Cloud & Application, Communications & Networking, Advanced Payload Technologies, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test.
• Work with stakeholders to design, build and maintain mission critical systems.
• Identify technical risks/opportunities and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Communicate the progress and accomplishments of the team to senior leadership.
• Create and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to ensure stability and quality at all stages of the software development life cycle.
• Continuously expand your own skills, maintaining and enhancing relevant certifications.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

• This position may be filled either at the Principal Electronics Engineer level OR at the Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer level based on the qualifications listed.***

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
• Sr. Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience in hands‑on SW development with Python, Java, C++, and/or MATLAB to enable the exploitation of large sets of data.
• Experience in at least two of the following:
  • Performing predictive trend analysis including the use of AI/ML techniques.
  • Building and maintaining complex databases across multiple IT infrastructures.
  • Container management tools such as Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, or Redhat OpenShift.
  • Automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Puppet or Python.
  • Performance monitoring tools e.g. Elastic Stack, Grafana.
• Be able to interpret complex Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and drawings to build new data structures from raw source information.
• Experience using collaborating tooling e.g. Atlassian Suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
• Must have an active US Government Top‑Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong agile background, keen to learn and succeed across multiple teams and adapt where required.
• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Experience supporting the Delivery Lead/Project Manager in developing project roadmaps, understanding delivery time scales, and communicating these to the customer.
• Experience creating/maintaining DevOps CI/CD pipelines: Maven, Bamboo, GitLab, Bitbucket.
• Experience in migration activities with a focus on positioning projects to become cloud ready and implement micro services architecture.
• Experience automating system deployment, operation and maintenance using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management tooling.
• Experience administering a Kubernetes container platform using Red Hat OpenShift..

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.