Principal / Sr. Principal Research and Advanced Design Test Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 98,400 - 184,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company-paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Principal Research and Advanced Design Test Engineer. This role involves developing test plans, overseeing instrumentation, and conducting RF system tests. Candidates must possess a relevant STEM degree and either five years of experience (Level 3) or eight years (Level 4), along with an active security clearance.

Offered salary ranges from $98,400 to $184,200 based on role scope and experience. Benefits include health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with corresponding experience.
• Active DoD Secret or higher clearance.
• Experience with RF testing and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test plans.
• Oversee instrumentation setup and management.
• Provide support for demonstrations and field exercise tests.
• Collect metrics and perform result analysis.

Skills

RF testing

Technical document generation

Cloud environments

Programming languages

Cellular networks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title and Location

Principal Research and Advanced Design Test Engineer (Level 3) / Senior Principal Research and Advanced Design Test Engineer (Level 4) – Test & Evaluation, Melbourne, FL

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance and Travel

Clearance required: Yes (Secret level, with ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret and Special Access Program clearance). Travel: up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test plans.
• Write Concept of Operations (CONOPs) documents.
• Oversee instrumentation setup and management.
• Provide support for demonstrations and field exercise tests.
• Collect metrics and perform result analysis.
• Deploy and configure systems.
• Configure and test cloud systems.
• Perform RF system testing.

Qualifications

Primary qualifications are provided for each level. Candidates may be selected for Level 3 or Level 4 based on education and experience.

Level 3 – Principal Research and Advanced Design Test Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience; or Master’s Degree and 3 years; or Ph.D. and 1 year.
• Active DoD Secret or higher clearance with background investigation completed within the last 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program clearance.
• Experience with RF testing (plan development, execution, lab testing, customer testing, formal qualification).
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Level 4 – Senior Principal Research and Advanced Design Test Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related experience; or Master’s Degree and 6 years; or Ph.D. and 4 years.
• Active DoD Secret or higher clearance with background investigation completed within the last 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program clearance.
• Experience with RF testing.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience generating technical documents and using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and programming languages.
• Experience developing dynamic test cases.
• Experience with cloud and virtualized environments.
• Experience with RF testing equipment setup.
• Familiarity with cellular networks.
• Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline.
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• Experience creating Basis of Estimates (BOE).
• Experience testing systems in On‑prem, Cloud, and device management.
• Experience with RF deployments.

Salary

Primary Level: $98,400.00–$147,600.00. Secondary Level: $122,800.00–$184,200.00. Salary is determined by role scope, experience, education, and market conditions.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company‑paid holidays.
• Paid time off (vacation / personal).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.