Staff Systems Engineer — Ground-Based Radar (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 153,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Ground-Based Radar for its Colorado Springs, CO location. The role focuses on developing radar algorithms, translating system requirements into designs, and supporting real-time software integration to meet mission objectives.

The role requires a U.S. government Secret clearance, strong MATLAB and signal processing skills, and experience across the Systems Engineering lifecycle with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Requires active U.S. Government Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Extensive experience with radar systems, MATLAB, and signal processing.
• Experience in Systems Engineering lifecycle and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop radar algorithms meeting system performance objectives.
• Translate requirements into design and implementation plans.
• Support software integration and real-time Modeling on the radar platform.
• Lead cross-disciplinary IPTs and communicate results to leadership.

Skills

MATLAB

Radar systems

Signal processing

Systems Engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Code prototyping

IPT leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Python

C/C++

Java

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Ground-Based Radar for its Colorado Springs, CO location. The role focuses on developing radar algorithms, translating system requirements into designs, and supporting real-time software integration to meet mission objectives.

The role requires a U.S. government Secret clearance, strong MATLAB and signal processing skills, and experience across the Systems Engineering lifecycle with cross-functional teams.