Salary
$109k – $163k per year
Location
In office (Baltimore)
Seniority
Principal · 5+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026. Northrop Grumman scores A on the Alion truth index.
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Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: Interim SecretTRAVEL: No
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.Help shape the future working with the most advanced radar systems in the industry! Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems Sector Test Engineering organization is seeking aPrincipal Antenna Test Software Engineer to be an instrumental part of Northrop Grumman's Antenna Test Development Team.
What You'll Get to Do:
- Test software architecture and development related to phased array testing
- Test software architecture and development for automating test processes and data analysis
- Lead test software development teams across multiple software projects
- Mentor early career engineers
- Define software requirements based on product test requirements
- Develop test plans and lead software integration efforts
- Support production test and lead troubleshooting efforts
- Collaborate with design engineering for hardware and test improvements
- Maintain sensitivity to cost, schedule and quality as well as Northrop Grumman policies and procedures
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Antenna Test Software Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline with 5+ Years of relevant experience; or 3+ Years with Masters; or 0 Years with PhD
- Professional software development experience using languages such as Matlab, C++, Python, etc.
- Leadership experience through mentoring and/or team leadership
- Current Active Interim Secret Clearance, with ability to obtain/maintain SAP.
- U.S. citizenship
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current Active Secret clearance with SAP
- Software development experience with RF and antenna systems
- Test software development experience in a nearfield and/or compact antenna range
- RF test experience and/or antenna test/range experience
- Familiarity with RF and antenna theory
- Professional software development experience using MATLAB
- Professional software architecture experience
- Professional leadership experience leading software teams through software development projects
- Experience with electrical and/or RF test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meter, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc.
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