Senior EW Systems Engineer — Airborne Sensors

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site work

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the development of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for airborne sensor platforms. The role centers on system design, integration, and test of complex EW capabilities, with close collaboration across Hardware, Software, Firmware, I&T, and Program Management teams.

This position is 100% onsite at a government and defense environment. The candidate must have a current/active U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, Master's with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year in STEM; extra 4 years may substitute degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active US Government Secret Clearance is required or ability to obtain SAP prior to start.
• Experience in systems engineering, integration and test, and/or system design for complex aerospace or defense systems.
• Experience with airborne sensors, RF systems, and EW concepts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to system-level architecture, design, and requirements decomposition for airborne EW sensor systems.
• Support development, analysis, and maintenance of system and subsystem requirements, interfaces, and performance allocations.
• Plan and execute integration and test activities for EW systems and sensors in lab and field environments.
• Collaborate with HW, SW, FW, I&T, and Program Management to maintain technical alignment and risk/schedule coordination.
• Perform system-level analysis, modeling, and performance trades to inform design decisions.
• Develop and review test plans, procedures, and test reports; support configuration control and traceability to requirements.
• Assist troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of issues during integration and test; coordinate with teams to implement solutions.
• Prepare and present technical material for internal and customer reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and technical interchange meetings.
• Contribute to risk identification, mitigation planning, and updates to the EW system baseline.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Integration & test

Architecture design

Cross-functional IPTs

EW concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the development of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for airborne sensor platforms. The role centers on system design, integration, and test of complex EW capabilities, with close collaboration across Hardware, Software, Firmware, I&T, and Program Management teams.

This position is 100% onsite at a government and defense environment. The candidate must have a current/active U.S.