
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America
10K+ Employees
Principal Systems Engineer (AHT)
United States-Alabama-Huntsville, United States of America
Posted on Aug 27, 2026
Job Description
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.Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute software test plans and procedures
- Design automated and manual test solutions for embedded and application software
- Analyze requirements and formulate test cases, scenarios, and scripts.
- Integrate hardware, software, and test equipment for complete system testing
- Document and track defects; work with development to resolve issues
- Participate in requirements reviews, design reviews, and code inspections
- Ensure solutions adhere to quality, safety, and compliance standards
- Support verification/validation, integration, and acceptance activities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams
- CONUS travel up to 20% may be required
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of experience, Master's with 3 years of experience
- Active DoD secret clearance
- Experience working with Linux operating systems
- Proficiency in writing or executing SQL queries for data analysis or database management
- Prior work with embedded systems, avionics, or defense systems.
- Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering Tools (MBSE)
- Knowledge of Agile development processes
- Ability to work on-site in Huntsville
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle...
Job overview
Employment type
Full Time
Experience level
Senior
Posted
on Aug 27, 2026
Financials
Type
public
Annual Revenue
$10B+
Market Cap
$84B+
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