Senior Principal Engineer - Survivability & RCS (Secret)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 202,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Discretionary bonus

Long term incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer – Survivability for our Melbourne, FL location. You will lead development and integration of survivability technologies for air systems, working with a multidisciplinary team to optimize RCS performance.

The role requires a strong background in electromagnetics, aircraft survivability, and CAD tools, with eligibility for a U.S. Government Secret clearance. On-site work only, travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM required; advanced degrees preferred.
• Applied electromagnetics and/or aircraft survivability experience required.
• Experience with CAD tools (CATIA/Unigraphics/NX).
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develops and integrates survivability tech for aircraft in EM spectrum.
• Creates and tests models; designs verification equipment; develops materials integration.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to integrate survivability tech on aircraft.
• Ensures solutions meet program needs and performance goals.

Skills

Electromagnetics

Aircraft survivability

Programming (C++, MATLAB, Python)

3D MoM / PO methods

RCS data processing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

CATIA

Unigraphics

NX

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer – Survivability for our Melbourne, FL location. You will lead development and integration of survivability technologies for air systems, working with a multidisciplinary team to optimize RCS performance.

The role requires a strong background in electromagnetics, aircraft survivability, and CAD tools, with eligibility for a U.S. Government Secret clearance. On-site work only, travel up to 25%.