Senior Principal COMMS Systems Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 144,245 - 195,155; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Comms) in Linthicum, MD for 100% on-site work. Travel up to 10% and relocation assistance may be available.

Clearances are required to start. You will lead COMMS waveform, capability, and CONOPS development and coordinate with multiple programs and pursuits. Responsibilities include guiding internal and external stakeholders, developing technology roadmaps, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring end-to-end system

Qualifications

• Degree plus experience in STEM fields; 8+ years for Bachelor track, or 6+ for Master, or 4+ for PhD.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance required.
• Experience in COMMS applications, including modeling in MATLAB, Python, and/or C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical SME for COMMS waveforms, capabilities, and CONOPS across programs.
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Develop and maintain COMMS technology roadmaps aligned with customer needs.
• Coordinate COMMS with adjacent systems for end-to-end coherence.
• Lead or support architecture, design reviews, and technical trades for COMMS.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers in the COMMS domain.
• Review performance models, link budgets, and system-level estimates.
• Support proposal development including technical volumes and BOE inputs.
• Represent COMMS in technical forums, working groups, and customer engagements.
• Identify risks and opportunities and propose mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain comms requirements within systems using DoD radios.

Skills

COMMS

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Comms) in Linthicum, MD for 100% on-site work. Travel up to 10% and relocation assistance may be available.

Clearances are required to start. You will lead COMMS waveform, capability, and CONOPS development and coordinate with multiple programs and pursuits. Responsibilities include guiding internal and external stakeholders, developing technology roadmaps, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring end-to-end system