Principal Systems Engineer, C2BMC — Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration in Huntsville, AL seeks a Principal Engineer Systems to support the C2BMC program for DoD leadership. This on-site role requires a Secret clearance and offers no relocation assistance.

You will develop post-processing tools in Java and Python, translate MATLAB workflows, and push performance improvements across system analysis and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field with 5 years of experience; or Master’s degree with 3 years; or PhD with 1 year of experience.
• Active in-scope Government-issued Secret clearance required to start.
• Experience delivering technical software solutions in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Proficient with MS Office for reports and briefing materials.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Systems Engineer within SE&V on the C2BMC program.
• Develop post-processing analysis tools and visualizations in Java and Python.
• Translate MATLAB analysis tools into performant Java implementations.
• Write clean, efficient Java and Python code and refactor legacy components.
• Perform deep-dive performance studies and recommend improvements.
• Maintain and evolve Jenkins/HTCondor automation and pipelines.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and test teams; present results clearly.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM (preferred)

PhD in related discipline

Tools

Jenkins

HTCondor

GitLab

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration in Huntsville, AL seeks a Principal Engineer Systems to support the C2BMC program for DoD leadership. This on-site role requires a Secret clearance and offers no relocation assistance.

You will develop post-processing tools in Java and Python, translate MATLAB workflows, and push performance improvements across system analysis and automation.