Staff Engineer – Survivability, Hardware Integration

Northrop Grumman

Staff Engineer in Hardware Integration at Northrop Grumman developing HW subsystems and integration. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to deliver innovative solutions for developmental projects.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeSan Diego • California, Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $168,200 - $292,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team on key efforts to develop novel HW integration and test on developmental NGAS programs
Contribute to the overall development of HW subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements
Design, develop, build, and test electrical components, equipment, systems, and networks in conjunction with key suppliers
Responsible for requirements development, analysis, maturation, and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware specifications
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate avionics and mission subsystems to meet platform mission objectives
Work collaboratively with cross-disciplinary teams, including hardware, software, and firmware engineers
Develop supplier documentation such as procurement specifications, and statements of work, and review artifacts from the supplier’s development effort
Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications
Support development and integration of HW subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Develop integrated HW integration and test
Performing functional and performance analyses
Conducting detailed trade studies
Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems, and systems in accordance with governmental and commercial standards.
Configure, test, document and troubleshoot avionics and mission systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
Experience in RF/EW applications, including developing and applying models in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++, along with experience in tracking and algorithm development
Familiarity with 1 or more RF sensing modalities and their applications
Experience in decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level
Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
Experience in supplier/subcontract management
Experience with working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals
Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RF equipment for airborne platforms
Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
An active U.S. Government issued Top Secret SCI Security Clearance as well as Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Possible overtime
Shift differential
Discretionary bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

electromagneticsRF spectrumRF/EW applicationsMatlabPythonC/C++requirements analysissystem engineering design methodsperformance analysisRF equipment design

Soft Skills

collaborationteamworkcommunicationtechnical proposal writingsupplier managementinterdisciplinary teamworkproblem-solvingdocumentation skillsanalytical skillstrade study analysis

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in STEMMaster's degree in STEMPh.D. in STEMTop Secret SCI Security ClearanceSpecial Program Access (SAP)