Senior Principal Systems Security Engineer with Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Security Engineer to lead security engineering across anti-tamper and cybersecurity for DoD sensor systems in Rolling Meadows, IL.

This full-time, on-site role supports hardware and software security solutions protecting warfighters and critical assets. You will design, analyze, and test security architectures, collaborate with government and industry teams, and ensure compliance with JSIG, NIST 800‑53, and related policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field with 8 years of related experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM field with 6 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM field with 4 years of related experience.
• Two (3) years of Systems Engineering experience with DoD platforms, systems, sensors and/or sub‑systems.
• Two (3) years of experience with requirements development, derivation, system integration & test and validation and verification.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen. Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate full life cycle Systems Engineering development experience in Anti‑Tamper and/or Cybersecurity, including architecture design, trade studies, requirements formulation, detailed design, unit testing, system testing, and V&V practices.
• Support development and implementation of hardware and software Anti‑Tamper and/or CyberSecurity techniques and countermeasures.
• Coordinate security governance and ensure compliance with US Government policies (JSIG, NIST 800‑53, CNSSI 1253, DODI 5200.39).
• Collaborate with US Government and program teams to negotiate Anti‑Tamper/CyberSecurity solutions for international export markets.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Cybersecurity

Anti-Tamper

Security Testing

DoD Experience

Cryptography

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Security Engineer to lead security engineering across anti-tamper and cybersecurity for DoD sensor systems in Rolling Meadows, IL.

This full-time, on-site role supports hardware and software security solutions protecting warfighters and critical assets. You will design, analyze, and test security architectures, collaborate with government and industry teams, and ensure compliance with JSIG, NIST 800‑53, and related policies.