Survivability Principal Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 151,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Engineer/Principal Engineer - Survivability to join our team. This position can be located in Palmdale, San Diego or El Segundo, California, with travel up to 25%.

You will support sub-disciplines across EM, IR, VIS, and acoustic spectra and collaborate with design, testing, and supplier teams. Required are a STEM degree with experience or advanced degrees, deep survivability knowledge, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 2+ years of related engineering experience, or Master's with 0 years.
• Knowledge of survivability principles and spectrums (RF, IR, VIS, Acoustic).
• Experience across survivability sub-disciplines including design, analysis, testing, and liaison engineering.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. government Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with designers and sustainment engineers to ensure Survivability compliance.
• Develop and integrate technology to reduce system detectability.
• Plan and execute RF/RS tests and analyze results.
• Coordinate with suppliers on material design and testing.

Skills

Survivability

RF testing

Liaison engineering

Materials science

Python/C++

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

SENTRi

Xpatch

Knowbell

Saber

CATIA

NX

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Engineer/Principal Engineer - Survivability to join our team. This position can be located in Palmdale, San Diego or El Segundo, California, with travel up to 25%.

You will support sub-disciplines across EM, IR, VIS, and acoustic spectra and collaborate with design, testing, and supplier teams. Required are a STEM degree with experience or advanced degrees, deep survivability knowledge, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.