Principal Systems Engineer, C2BMC Defense (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Education assistance

Training and development

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration is seeking a Principal Engineer Systems to join the Huntsville, AL team and support the C2BMC program. The role requires a Secret clearance and hands-on Java, C++, and Python development for analysis and tool development.

The position emphasizes working with cross-disciplinary teams to optimize performance, develop scalable solutions, and deliver clear technical briefings. On-site work only; no relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 3+ years; or a PhD with 1+ year of relevant work experience.
• Active Government-issued Secret security clearance at start is required.
• Relevant experience in Software Engineering delivering technical solutions; proficiency with MS Office for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Systems Engineer within SE&V on the C2BMC program.
• Develop post-processing analysis tools and visualizations in Java and Python to assess system performance.
• Translate MATLAB analysis tools into performant Java implementations.
• Write clean, efficient Java and Python code; refactor legacy components for scalability and reliability.
• Maintain and evolve the Jenkins/HTCondor automation platform and pipelines.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM/CS or related field

Master’s degree preferred

PhD in related discipline with 1 year experience

Tools

Jenkins

HTCondor

GitLab

CI/CD tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration is seeking a Principal Engineer Systems to join the Huntsville, AL team and support the C2BMC program. The role requires a Secret clearance and hands-on Java, C++, and Python development for analysis and tool development.

The position emphasizes working with cross-disciplinary teams to optimize performance, develop scalable solutions, and deliver clear technical briefings. On-site work only; no relocation assistance.