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.
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| Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer role at Northrop Grumman UK, focusing on designing, developing, and maintaining critical software for mission-led solutions. Requires hands-on development, CI/CD pipeline support, and collaboration within an Agile framework. Primarily backend (Java, Python) or frontend (JavaScript/React) development with familiarity in containerization, cloud platforms, and databases. | — | 0 |
| IT Service Desk Manager Lead and manage the IT Service Desk and 1st Line Support function across multiple sites, ensuring service level agreements are met and continuously improved. This role involves overseeing incident and service request management, supporting end-user devices, driving a first-contact resolution culture, and managing the ServiceNow environment and asset lifecycle. The position requires strong leadership, IT service management principles, and experience with ITSM tools. | — | 0 |
| Principal ILS & Obsolescence Engineer |
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| Senior Systems Administrator Senior Systems Administrator role focused on supporting and administering infrastructure deployments, designing and implementing solutions using Infrastructure as Code and Automation technologies, and mentoring junior engineers. Responsibilities include creating System Design Documents, managing IT assets, implementing technical solutions with documentation and testing, performing unit and integration tests, contributing to documentation, investigating issues, and maintaining development environments. Requires experience with Windows Server, virtualised/containerised systems, and networking, with desirable skills in Linux, automation tools, Git, and cloud platforms. | — | 0 |
| Business Change Manager Northrop Grumman is seeking a Business Change Manager to lead end-to-end business change activities for transformation and continuous improvement initiatives within their UK National Security Solutions Mission Ready team. The role involves assessing change impacts, developing change readiness and communication strategies, engaging stakeholders, and supporting implementation through user engagement and training. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in complex engineering or technology-led environments and strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. Experience in Defence or National Security sectors and knowledge of formal change methodologies are desirable. UK citizenship and SC clearance are required. | — | 0 |
| Systems Engineer Industrial Placement Systems Engineer Industrial Placement role at Northrop Grumman UK, focusing on Platform Management Systems for submarines. Requires a degree in Engineering, understanding of Systems Engineering principles, and ability to obtain SC security clearance. The role involves supporting full lifecycle SE activities, contributing to project reviews, and issue management within a defence technology context. | — | 0 |
| Supply Chain Senior Specialist Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Supply Chain Lead to manage and shape the company's supply chain strategy, focusing on supplier relationships, negotiation, and operational efficiency for pioneering defense programs. The role requires experience in supply chain functions, subcontract management, and strong analytical skills, with UK citizenship and the ability to obtain security clearance being mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Service Desk Engineer This role provides IT support for approximately 1,000 users across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, focusing on resolving incidents and requests, maintaining end-user devices, administering user accounts, and managing IT assets. The engineer will also research and recommend new technologies to enhance IT service delivery. | — | 0 |
| Systems Engineering Team Lead Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineering Team Lead in New Malden, UK, to lead a team in planning, conducting, and reporting Systems Engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle for control systems within the defense sector. Responsibilities include technical and task leadership, line management, driving decision-making, and ensuring compliance with best practices and standards. The role requires a degree in a relevant engineering field, experience in systems requirements management, knowledge of control systems, and experience in a regulated industrial sector like defense or aerospace. Security clearance (SC) is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Principal Systems Administrator Seeking a Principal Systems Administrator to provide technical guidance, design, and administration for key business infrastructure, including enterprise applications. Responsibilities include installing, configuring, and troubleshooting systems, contributing to service development, and acting as a lead on advanced projects. Requires strong technical foundation in various technologies like VMware, AWS/Azure, Microsoft OS, and networking. | — | 0 |
| Senior UX Designer Senior UX Designer role at Northrop Grumman UK, focusing on designing software applications for defense and security sectors. Responsibilities include creating design artifacts, leading small teams, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver user experiences. Requires a strong portfolio, understanding of UX practices, and accessibility knowledge. UK citizenship and high-level security clearance are mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Finance Business Partner Finance Business Partner role at Northrop Grumman UK, supporting defense programs. Responsibilities include financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting to drive sound financial decision-making. Requires strong financial acumen, analytical skills, and stakeholder influence. UK citizenship and SC security clearance are mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Head of PMO Head of PMO for Defence Operating Unit, responsible for strategy, performance, and delivery of Programme Delivery and Project Controls across national-critical programmes. Drives consistency, best practice, and value, developing a high-performing team. Ensures reliable schedules, robust reporting, and actionable insights for major programmes, bids, and investments, supporting mission-critical systems. | — | 0 |
| Safety Engineer Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Safety Engineer to assure the safety of complex, mission-critical systems for the UK's naval capability. The role involves contributing to the design, development, and support of Platform Management Systems, working within multi-disciplinary engineering teams to embed safety throughout the system lifecycle. Responsibilities include supporting safety engineering activities, hazard identification, safety analysis (HAZOP, FFA, FTA, FMECA, LOPA), generating safety requirements, producing safety documentation, and supporting design reviews. | — | 0 |
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