Northrop Grumman
Aerospace · Defense
- HQ
- Falls Church, US
- Founded
- 1994
- Size
- 65,000+
- Website
- northropgrumman.com
Aerospace · Defense
Northrop Grumman has 12 active job listings related to artificial intelligence. The company is hiring for roles across several stages of AI development, with a significant focus on serving infrastructure, agents, and post-training stages, each representing 33%, 25%, and 25% of the listings respectively. Engineering is the primary function for these roles, and all positions are located in the United States. Frequently mentioned technical tags include agent orchestration, evals, and model serving, suggesting an emphasis on operationalizing AI systems. In the last 30 days, Northrop Grumman has posted 12 new AI roles.
Currently tracking 8 active AI roles, up 222% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $111k–$292k (avg $195k).
Northrop Grumman currently has 12 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer (2), AI Systems Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level), AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Sr. Principal Level), Discrimination Algorithm Engineer (Level 3 or 4) Secret (Chandler), Engineer Electrical/Principal Electrical Engineer. Most positions are in Engineering.
Northrop Grumman's active AI hiring is concentrated in: serving infrastructure (33%), agents (25%), post-training (25%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Northrop Grumman is hiring AI talent in: United States (12 roles).
Job postings at Northrop Grumman most frequently reference: agent orchestration, evals, inference infra, model serving, agent research.
In the past 30 days, Northrop Grumman has posted 12 new AI-related roles.
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Staff AI Software Engineer Staff AI Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman focused on developing and deploying AI solutions for defense customers, including LLMs, agentic AI, and various machine learning algorithms. The role involves leading teams, prototyping advanced AI techniques, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate AI into production systems. | AgentData | 8 |
| Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer Develop and prototype new signal and image processing algorithms, including AI/ML-based approaches, for applications like pattern recognition, target detection, and tracking. Collaborate with software engineers for implementation and refine algorithms using program databases. Requires a Secret clearance. | Post-train | 7 |
| Discrimination Algorithm Engineer (Level 3 or 4) Secret (Chandler) The Discrimination Algorithm Engineer will design, develop, verify, and test software and simulation toolchains for a 6-DOF missile flight code, focusing on EO/IR sensor-based remote-sensing, image processing, and real-time target discrimination. The role involves enhancing algorithms to differentiate hypersonic threats from decoys, thermal reflectors, and noise, enabling accurate trajectory prediction and successful interception. This requires expertise in physics-based modeling, signal-processing algorithms, and C++/MATLAB/Python tool development. Experience with classifying large datasets, feature extraction, and training AI/ML models is preferred. | Post-train | 7 |
| AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Sr. Principal Level) AI Systems Engineer role at Northrop Grumman focused on incorporating AI into system-of-system architectures and developing AI-enabled systems. The role involves developing integration and test procedures, verification and validation approaches, and system operations plans. It requires creating and analyzing system models, working with various AI development environments, and applying knowledge from diverse disciplines. A key aspect is using emerging V&V approaches for multi-agent systems and defining system requirements for new AI classes. | Agent | 7 |
| AI Systems Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level) AI Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman responsible for incorporating AI into system of system architectures and ensuring the development of AI-enabled systems. The role involves developing integration and test procedures, creating and analyzing system models, and applying knowledge from various disciplines to architect and design systems. It specifically mentions testing multi-agent systems employing algorithms for detection, decision, pattern recognition, and prediction, and defining system requirements for a new class of systems. | Agent | 7 |
| Sr Staff Data Architect-18692 Senior Staff Data Architect/Data Scientist role focused on designing and building scalable data platforms and pipelines for AI/ML initiatives within a defense program. The role involves translating data strategy into executable designs, ensuring data trustworthiness and usability, and championing advanced analytics methods while defining standards for model validation and delivery. | DataPost-train | 7 |
| Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer Develop and prototype signal and image processing algorithms, including AI/ML-based approaches, for pattern recognition, target detection, and tracking in a defense context. Collaborate with software engineers for implementation and testing. | Post-train | 7 |
| Machine Perception (MP) Engineer – Level 3 or 4 Machine Perception (MP) Engineer for Northrop Grumman's Space Sector, focusing on designing, developing, integrating, and testing machine perception algorithms (CV, AI, ML) for real-time on-board processing on space vehicles and near-real-time processing on ground systems. The role involves rigorous testing, validation, tuning, collaboration with other engineering teams, analyzing mission data, and preparing technical documentation. Experience with imaging sensors and flight algorithms is required, with a preference for spacecraft navigation, robotics, and embedded processing. | ServeData | 7 |