Senior Principal Communications Systems Architect

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 135,800 - 203,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

PTO

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Comms) for an on-site role in Linthicum, MD. The position requires a U.S.

citizenship and a current Secret clearance, with 8+ years of relevant experience (or 6+ with a Master’s or 4+ with a PhD). The candidate will lead COMMS waveform design, models, and system integration across multiple programs. The role emphasizes coordination with stakeholders, proposal support, and mentoring of engineers, with opportunities for advancement and

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
• Experience in COMMS applications and modeling in MATLAB, Python, or C/C++.
• Experience in developing and implementing novel systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical SME for COMMS waveforms, capabilities, and CONOPS across programs.
• Provide technical consultation and guidance to internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Develop and maintain COMMS technology roadmaps aligned with customer needs and enterprise strategies.
• Coordinate and integrate COMMS activities with adjacent systems for end-to-end solution coherence.
• Lead and/or support technical trades, architecture development, and design reviews for COMMS solutions.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide technical oversight to junior and mid-level engineers in COMMS.
• Review, supervise, and validate performance models, link budgets, and system-level estimates.
• Support proposal development, including technical volumes, BOEs, and customer briefings.
• Represent the COMMS product area in forums and customer engagements.
• Identify technical risks and opportunities and propose mitigation.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience; Master’s with 6+ years; Ph.D. with 4+ years

Tools

Visio

Catia

Test equipment

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Comms) for an on-site role in Linthicum, MD. The position requires a U.S.

citizenship and a current Secret clearance, with 8+ years of relevant experience (or 6+ with a Master’s or 4+ with a PhD). The candidate will lead COMMS waveform design, models, and system integration across multiple programs. The role emphasizes coordination with stakeholders, proposal support, and mentoring of engineers, with opportunities for advancement and