Senior Principal Systems Engineer – IFC Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead IFC management and interface analysis for a major program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The role requires strong systems engineering background, certification planning, and leadership in a complex defense environment.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with program management and IPT leads, and represent IFC topics in SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and customer meetings while ensuring technical status and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelors in STEM with 9+ years of related experience; or Masters with 7+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
• Experience in Systems Engineering with a focus on interface control and integration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to understand complex system interactions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for IFC on the program, owning the interface baseline across allocated subsystems and external stakeholders.
• Define and execute the IFC certification process for software and hardware builds, including planning, verification, and formal approval.
• Lead and/or chair IFC-related meetings and reviews.
• Develop a strategic IFC roadmap for the program aligned with capability increments.
• Provide technical mentoring to junior and mid-level systems engineers.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Interface control

Analytical thinking

Written/Verbal communication

US clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

IFC certification processes

ECP evaluation

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead IFC management and interface analysis for a major program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The role requires strong systems engineering background, certification planning, and leadership in a complex defense environment.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with program management and IPT leads, and represent IFC topics in SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and customer meetings while ensuring technical status and risk