Northrop Grumman

Full-stack Engineer

• Design and implement real-time, pilot-in-the-loop simulation software that enables requirements validation and mission-level evaluation of next-gen tactical aircraft
• Create or adapt simulation frameworks and modules (e.g., airframe, kinematics, sensors, weapons, C2, threat models)
• Partner with domain SMEs to translate aircraft/weapon physics into high-fidelity, real-time models and integrate them into the overall simulation
• Model operational environments and perform trade studies via computer simulation resulting in recommendations for system architectures and configurations
• Support the design and development of visualization models and databases for integration with a high-fidelity simulation environment

Virtual Simulation Software Engineer – Principal

• Design and implement real-time, pilot-in-the-loop simulation software that enables requirements validation and mission-level evaluation of next-gen tactical aircraft
• Create or adapt simulation frameworks and modules (e.g., airframe, kinematics, sensors, weapons, C2, threat models)
• Partner with domain SMEs to translate aircraft/weapon physics into high-fidelity, real-time models and integrate them into the overall simulation
• Integrate and use advanced GUIs and visualization tools
• Model operational environments and perform trade studies via computer simulation resulting in recommendations for system architectures and configurations
• Support the design and development of visualization models and databases for integration with a high-fidelity simulation environment

Senior Principal Virtual Simulation Software Engineer

Staff Virtual Simulation Software Engineer

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Prepare budgets and schedules for contract work
• Assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles and cash forecasting
• Ensure funding availability and maintain accurate records of expenditures
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management

Principal Program Cost Control Analyst – Finance

• Set up cost control system, monitor and control costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support
• Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
• Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis/ assessment and visibility reports, development and analysis of estimates to complete

Program Cost Control Analyst – Finance

Supply Chain

• Develop relationships and manage engagement strategy with capture and business development teams to ensure a robust sourcing strategy for every program.
• Support the end‑to‑end sourcing process for high‑value contracts – from requirement definition to supplier selection, negotiation, and award.
• Implement Strategic Sourcing tools (e.g., spend analytics, e‑sourcing platforms, capacity and capability analysis and visibility) to increase performance, efficiency and transparency.
• Ensure compliance with DFARS, ITAR, FAR, and other defense regulations throughout the sourcing lifecycle.
• Develop, maintain, and support a sector strategy to deploy a global category architecture for division wide common materials and services.
• Lead category roadmaps (demand forecasting, market intelligence, technology trends) and communicate updates.
• Conduct spend analysis and identify consolidation, rationalization, and innovation opportunities to drive cost savings and performance improvements.
• Lead domestic and international agreement strategy and plan across sector and supporting divisions.
• Develop and lead team negotiating long‑term agreements, IDIQ contracts, and joint‑venture arrangements, targeting a minimum of 10% annual cost reduction and improved terms and conditions to drive improved supplier performance.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Program Management to align sourcing decisions with manufacturing schedules and program budgets.
• Lead for SDS GSC the Make/Buy/Where strategy and plan, collaborating cross functionally to balance maximizing factory utilization (aligned to tech roadmaps and internal core manufacturing and integration competencies) with external capability and availability to maximize meeting business performance.
• Manage performance through KPIs and scorecards (cost savings, supplier performance, compliance, lead‑time) and present results for regular engagements with Division and Sector Leadership.
• Drive lean/six‑sigma initiatives to streamline sourcing processes and reduce cycle times.
• Champion diversity‑supplier programs and ensure alignment with corporate ESG objectives.

Global Supply Chain Sourcing Manager 3

Manager

• Collaborate with Program Supplier Quality (SQ) leadership to ensure Field Engineer and site resource demands support the Supplier Quality strategy and meet Program expectations.
• Ensure staffing levels support current demands and engage with SQ and MA leadership to prepare for future demands.
• Ensure comprehensive data driven Supplier Surveillance plans are generated and implemented across the NGAS Supply base.
• Actively participate in Supplier performance reviews, collaborating with SQ leadership teams to identify and drive SQ actions to closure.
• Ensure adequacy and effectiveness of Supplier audits
• Assist key suppliers in the resolution of significant issues that are and/or are likely to have a business-wide impact by working cross functionally with engineering, quality, procurement, program team members and operations leadership.
• Address risks and opportunities across multiple programs and update stakeholders
• Ability to effectively engage, communicate and develop strong business relationships with all levels of leadership and professionals within the supplier(s) organization, internal customers and stakeholders to coordinate and partner on improvement programs/actions to achieve and sustain high levels of performance.
• Takes appropriate actions ensuring supplier performance, including proactively driving corrective actions when necessary to maintain commitments to internal and external customer(s).

Supplier Quality Manager

Analyst

• A Configuration Management (CM) specialist focusing on Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) ensures that complex hardware and software systems accurately match their approved technical baselines.
• Manage change control, identify data discrepancies, and ensure the product is ready for production.
• Verify that a product’s design and actual performance meet the requirements specified in its functional and allocated baselines (e.g., verifying test results).
• Examine the physical configuration of the product to ensure it corresponds exactly to the final "build-to" (or "code-to") product baseline documentation, technical data packages, and Bills of Materials (BOM).
• Transition products from "as-designed" baselines to "as-built" and "as-delivered" states.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or non-compliances in configuration data and track them through resolution.
• Ensure all deliverables adhere to contract requirements, software licensing, and export compliance standards.
• Perform Physical Configuration Audit (PCA).
• Validate integrity of product configuration information.
• Verify consistency between a product and its product configuration information.
• Determine that adequate processes are in place to provide continuing control of the configuration.
• Provide confidence that product definition information is under configuration control.
• Perform Functional Configuration Audit (FCA).
• Validate V&V Data: Review system and software verification and validation (V&V) data.
• Confirm Requirements: Verify that all functional and non-functional requirements have passed their test procedures.
• Review Documentation: Ensure user manuals, operational documents, and support materials are complete.
• Approve Maturity: Demonstrate that the system is ready for transition into beta testing or production.

Configuration Analyst – A01 / A02 Levels

Administration

• The Manager 2 - Contract Administration will be responsible for the direct supervision and management of a diverse team of professionals within the Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) Systems Operating Unit (OU) under the Advanced Mission Capabilities (AMC) Business Unit (BU).
• Responsible for all aspects of the contract’s portfolio delivering strong customer satisfaction, successful financial performance, risk mitigation, change management, and new business strategy within the EA-18G and P-8 portfolio of programs.
• Report to the BU Contracts Director and work closely with the OU Program management team including internal stakeholders such as Global Supply Chain, Business Management, and the Law Department.
• Review and approve contractual documents for protection of the company's contractual/risk posture, satisfaction of contractual requirements, and adherence to company policies.
• Plan and execute successful contract negotiations of complex nature and achieve targeted profit rates as well as favorable terms and conditions to assist in meeting profit and cash goals.
• Regular and proactive interface and effective collaboration with program, technical, and operations organizations to provide guidance and direction based upon the requirements of the contracts.
• Administer, extend, negotiate, and execute standard and nonstandard contracts.
• Conduct proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Manage, teach, and mentor a geographically diverse team of Contracts Administrators.

Manager 2 – Contract Administration

Systems Engineer

• The selected engineer will be responsible for: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), development of requirements and multiple system engineering models
• Coordination & collaboration with the System Engineering and Command & Launch Segment System Engineering Teams
• Supporting system, segment, element and unit level trade studies
• Definition of high-level functional and performance requirements and verification methods, subsequent analysis, decomposition, and derivation of requirements
• Supporting a team of engineers to create, mature and present comprehensive and cohesive technical charts for milestone meetings
• Identifying required contractual deliverables and non-contractual documentation
• Coordinating and collaborating with diverse engineering design teams to assist in managing the technical baseline

Principal Systems Engineer

• Sources and procures goods and services of a commodity nature from many suppliers
• Initiates Requests for Quotations and Proposals and receives same, analyzing proposed pricing from potential suppliers
• In conjunction with quality organization, evaluates and monitors supplier quality and reliability
• Works with internal customers to ensure specifications are appropriate for the services or products required
• Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through targeted negotiations
• Issues purchase orders
• Manages performance of purchase orders, ensures compliance with all public law requirements as well as company (and business) policies and procedures including import/export regulations
• Employs sound business practices and assesses supplier performance as part of follow-up activities
• Ensures that appropriate documentation is provided to logistics/transportation & warehouse organization so that proper receipt is recorded
• Reviews and approves supplier payment as needed
• Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency and continuous improvement

Principal Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

• A Configuration Management (CM) specialist focusing on Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA)
• Manage change control, identify data discrepancies, and ensure the product is ready for production
• Verify that a product’s design and actual performance meet the requirements specified in its functional and allocated baselines
• Transition products from 'as-designed' baselines to 'as-built' and 'as-delivered' states
• Ensure all deliverables adhere to contract requirements, software licensing, and export compliance standards
• Perform Physical Configuration Audit (PCA)
• Validate integrity of product configuration information
• Perform Functional Configuration Audit (FCA)

Principal Configuration Analyst – A03 Level

AI Engineer

• Work with customers to define, develop, and deliver AI solutions to meet mission and sector needs
• Design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy machine learning algorithms for testing and is in production systems
• Maintain understanding of the cutting-edge technologies in AI/ML
• Regularly demonstrate progress to customers
• Turn medium‑priority use‑case specifications into working AI prototypes within 2‑4 weeks and iterate to production quality
• Design and implement retrieval‑augmented generation pipelines and agentic workflows integrating pretrained LLMs (e.g., GPT‑4/5/OSS, Llama) though APIs and self-hosted model deployments
• Embed fine‑tuned models into existing micro‑service architectures (REST/GraphQL, gRPC) and expose them via APIs or internal SDKs
• Set up monitoring, logging, and automated testing (unit, integration, latency) for AI services; troubleshoot model drift and latency issues
• Collaborate with data engineers to curate, clean, and annotate domain‑specific datasets for fine‑tuning and evaluation
• Write clear technical documentation, create example notebooks, and mentor junior teammates on AI best practices
• Stay current with the latest LLM research, open‑source tools, and industry trends; propose upgrades to the AI stack

AI Engineer, Level 2 or 3

• Support and collaborate with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions.
• Execute tasks in system engineering and integration functions.
• Develop new and/or integrates existing system simulation frameworks and performance models.
• Simulate real-time operations and develop software that simulates the behavior of systems.

Associate Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer

Project Manager

• Provide dedicated support to GSCPM responsible and accountable for the strategy, planning, execution and integration of all GSC activities within respective Program Business Area
• Act as the GSC focal for the Program Management Office (PMO), coordinate/collaborate cross-functionally with all Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure supply chain commitments are met in support of Prime Contract requirements
• Facilitation of meetings, actions and deliverables, which often include senior leadership
• Helps lead and manage GSC team through all proposal efforts, material strategy and overall successful execution in accordance with Program cost and schedule budgets, Procurement and Subcontract processes/procedures and Prime Customer requirements
• Develops and manages appropriate mitigation plans to address any programmatic risks related to suppliers and GSC
• Supports all GP material CAM responsibilities, including management of Earned Value metrics and Estimates at Complete (EACs) for GSC general procurement material across multiple high dollar contracts
• Ability to manage, organize and prioritize multiple tasks/projects