Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Systems
Northrop Grumman
- Location
- United States-Florida-Melbourne
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Principal
- Salary
- $98.4k – $147.6k/yr
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
About this role
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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Engineer Systems to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role is located in Melbourne, FL . In this role, the successful candidate will provide support for all system test activities, to include test planning, creation of required test procedures, post test data analysis, creation of problem reports, and reporting on test results. Candidate shall display professionalism, leadership, have a strong work ethic, work well with others, and be able to function as member of the System Test Team.
Key Responsibilities
Assist in development, execution and peer review of test procedures Participate in both Formal and Non-Formal Test execution events Participate in test planning, problem report validation testing, and post testing data analysis Provide support in the creation of required test artifacts used for official PCM and SRM releases to our customer Attend and participate in all System Test meetings Willing to support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules. This position is contingent on Program Award We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Basic Qualifications
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company. Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final U.S. adjudicated government Top Secret clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company. Must have experience generating technical documents and working with various software/data processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other various programming languages Must have an understanding of common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices Must have experience Developing System Test Procedures from System Level Requirements Preferred Experience: Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline Software test automation experience Top Secret Clearance Previous E-2D Hawkeye experience #Yellow Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00 The