Sr Principal Systems Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer in Systems Integration supporting the Advanced Hawkeye program’s architecture located in Melbourne, FL . The Systems Integration team is a core part of System Engineering and spans the technical baseline and program aspects in multiple Advanced Hawkeye programs. The System Integration team works with other system, software, test and quality teams to coordinate and integrate the development process and engineering efforts on new capability programs. System Engineering works as part of a team driving digital transformation to engineering practices within the enterprise. The Integration process provides a framework to systematically integrate, assemble and verify lower-level system elements into successively higher-level system elements, until the system itself is realized in its entirety. It includes planning, orderly build up tasks, and activities required to ensure that the Configuration Items comprising the system solution function as a whole. The resulting product configuration baseline supports system verification and any other required system level testing. Early interface development and management is critical to the success of the Integration process. Interface control specifications, interface control documents or interface design descriptions support Interface Management by verifying that the interfaces developed are accurate, effective and configuration controlled. The end result is a systematic buildup of the product baseline under configuration control, managed and authorized for final formal verification activities by the technical community towards completion of the assigned scope. As a Sr. Principal Systems Integration Engineer, you will: Develop an integration plan consistent with the program’s Integrated Master Schedule. Oversee integration activities in accordance with their approved integration plan. Monitor the development and delivery schedules for the components to be integrated. Peer review test procedures to ensure that the resulting procedures adequately meet the needs of the verification plan and cover the stated requirements set. Ensure test procedures are linked to the associated integration plans and the requirements they are intended to verify. Review test results to identify issues that must be addressed regarding integration verification failures. Ensure integration failures and discrepancies have been recorded and reviewed by the appropriate technical review board. Support periodic Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG). Manage and document hardware and software configurations Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 8 years of experience, Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of experience. • Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. • Must have experience with systems engineering principles • Must have experience developing systems integration plans • Must have experience with the integration of aircraft systems in either development or production environments • Must have experience with aircraft development or other major platforms (ex: Spacecraft, Radar) • Must have experience executing integration activities and track integration activity metrics Preferred Qualifications: Experience with MBSE tools to plan integration activities Experience with Jira, Confluence, DOORS, and Cameo (or equivalent) Experience with test benches and verification Understand interfaces of aircraft systems (ex: 1553, 429, etc.) Experience with deficiency reporting and writing Assist with resolution of deficiency reports Demonstrate full working knowledge of Systems Engineering procedures and practices Evaluate test requirements to ensure completion of test phase Assist with sell-off of system requirements to customer Track hardware and software configuration throughout development lifecycle Already possess an Active DoD TS Clearance Already possess an Active Program Specific SAP Clearance Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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