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Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationWarner Robins, GA, USA
Salary$95300 – $178000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant experience with Master’s degree; Minimum of 1 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.
  • Proficient in firmware development, MATLAB, Simulink, VHDL Coder, etc.
  • Basic understanding of Radar or EW principles.
  • Experience with lab test equipment such as function generator, oscilloscope, multi-meter, spectrum analyzers, etc.
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex HW/SW integration problems.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems design and implementation.
  • Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation.
  • Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform hands-on integration and testing of sophisticated Electronic Warfare and Radar systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments.
  • Develop firmware for test stations and integrate station hardware.
  • Generate and update system and sub-system level specifications and ensure verification traceability (tracing requirements to test plans/procedures/results).
  • Use modeling and simulation tools to expedite testing of individual units before all system components are available and for troubleshooting and repair of failed units.
  • Model and simulate real-time system operational environments and develop software that represent projected system behavior.
  • Participate in the development and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for verifying system requirements.
  • Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
  • Perform analysis of test results and prepare comprehensive reports.
  • Foster team collaboration to solve complex engineering problems and ensure project milestones are achieved.
  • Identify and implement process improvements within the team to enhance productivity and quality of deliverables.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior professional experience either in Radar or Electronic Warfare, or prior professional experience in immediately transferrable domain skills such as digital signal processing, digital beamforming, adaptive processing, or tracking algorithms.
  • Experience developing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models, and command and control models.
  • Experience in development, integration and testing of large-scale systems.
  • Experience with deriving system/software requirements and developing test plans and procedures.
  • Experience in aviation and/or Department of Defense programs.
  • Proficient with RF test equipment.
  • Experience with VxWorks/pSOS RTOS.
  • Experience with MIL-STD-1553.
  • Experience with Hardware in the Loop testing.
  • Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git.
  • Electrical Engineering Degree