Northrop Grumman
Aerospace · Defense
- HQ
- Falls Church, US
- Founded
- 1994
- Size
- 65,000+
- Website
- northropgrumman.com
Northrop Grumman currently has 15 active job listings related to artificial intelligence. The company's hiring is concentrated in roles focused on agents and serving infrastructure, each representing 33% and 27% of the listings, respectively, with post-training roles also at 27%. Engineering is the primary function for these positions, with all roles located in the United States. Frequent technical tags include agent orchestration, evals, and model serving, suggesting a focus on the practical deployment and evaluation of AI systems. In the last 30 days, Northrop Grumman has posted 14 new AI roles, a significant increase from the previous 30-day period.
Aerospace · Defense
Currently tracking 12 active AI roles, with 2062 new openings in the last 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $83k–$292k (avg $184k).
Northrop Grumman currently has 14 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Sr. Principal Level), Algorithm Software Engineer - Level 4, Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer - Prognostics / PHM, Machine Perception (MP) Engineer – Level 3 or 4, Principal / Sr Principal AI Software Engineer. Most positions are in Engineering.
Northrop Grumman's active AI hiring is concentrated in: data (50%), post-training (29%), serving infrastructure (21%). 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 (14 roles).
Job postings at Northrop Grumman most frequently mention: C++, Software Engineering, Python, NumPy & Pandas, Machine Learning.
In the past 30 days, Northrop Grumman has posted 21 new AI-related roles. That is a +62% change versus the prior 30 days (13 → 21).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4 AI Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman focused on designing and implementing Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Supervised Learning (SL) algorithms for space and aerospace programs. The role involves R&D, prototyping, porting to embedded systems, developing physics-based autonomy for mission planning and decision-making, and building models for anomaly detection and response. It also includes leading verification and flight readiness campaigns and participating in the full software development lifecycle. | Post-trainAgent | 9 |
| AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Sr. Principal Level) AI Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman focused on developing, training, and validating AI/ML models for operational analysis, data stream analysis, data compression, and decision support in multi-domain simulation environments. The role involves designing MLOps pipelines and leveraging HPC/GPU acceleration for large datasets. Requires experience with Python/MATLAB and AI/ML libraries, data science fundamentals, and a Secret clearance. | Post-trainData | 8 |
| AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Sr. Principal Level) AI Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman focused on developing, training, and validating AI/ML models for operational analysis, data stream analysis, data compression, and real-time decision support within multi-domain simulation environments. The role involves designing and implementing MLOps pipelines and leveraging HPC/GPU acceleration for large datasets. Requires experience with coding in Python/MATLAB with AI/ML libraries and data science fundamentals. | Post-trainData | 8 |
| Algorithm Software Engineer - Level 4 Develops, tests, documents, and debugs software and complex mathematical algorithms for missile tracking applications, focusing on tracking and state estimation. Requires experience with C++, Python, and Linux, and a Secret security clearance. | Post-train | 7 |
| Systems Engineer - Level 3 – Global Algorithm Engineer (26-282) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer - Global Algorithm Engineer to design, integrate, and test algorithms for modeling, tracking, planning, and sense-making within the C2BMC program. This role involves developing and validating complex simulations, with a focus on areas like state estimation, nonlinear optimization, and machine learning. The position requires a strong background in mathematics and physics, proficiency in languages like Java, Python, and MATLAB, and a current Top Secret security clearance. | Post-train | 7 |
| Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer Develop and prototype 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 testing. | Post-train | 7 |
| Algorithm Software Engineer 5 Seeking a Senior Principal Algorithms Software Engineer with Linux and software development experience to design, develop, test, document, and debug software and complex mathematical algorithms for missile tracking applications. The role involves data analysis, algorithm development, and performance analysis of tracking and state estimation algorithms using C++ and Python in a defense context. | Post-train | 7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |