Northrop Grumman has 14 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 50%, are focused on data. Engineering is the dominant function across all listings, and all positions are located in the United States. The company is frequently seeking candidates with experience in model serving, fine-tuning, and inference infrastructure. Over the last 30 days, Northrop Grumman has posted 21 new AI roles, representing a 62% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
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).
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).
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| Staff Software Engineer - DevSecOps / DevOps (Hybrid) Staff Software Engineer focused on DevSecOps to modernize software product production with continuous build, integration, test, cyber, and deployment pipelines. The role involves designing, architecting, developing, deploying, and operating a modern DevSecOps software factory. | — | 0 |
| Industrial Security Analyst - Level 2/3 Northrop Grumman is seeking an Industrial Security Analyst (Level 2 or 3) to develop and administer security programs for classified materials, documents, and equipment. Responsibilities include managing international security, triaging inquiries, providing security training, ensuring NISPOM compliance, handling classified information, maintaining records, participating in inspections, conducting audits, and communicating security guidance. Requires an active Secret clearance and knowledge of government security databases. | — | 0 |
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| Manager Embedded Software Engineer 1 Manager, Embedded Software 1 role at Northrop Grumman, focused on leading teams in the design, development, and integration of software components for embedded systems. Requires strong technical and people management skills, experience with C++ embedded development, and adherence to Agile methodologies within a defense context. Security clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| General Manufacturing Manager - Level 1 (Value Stream Leader) General Manufacturing Manager (Value Stream Leader) at Northrop Grumman, responsible for leading a multi-disciplined manufacturing operations team for production activities. The role involves planning, managing schedules, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost, collaborating with various functions, and driving process improvement. Requires a Bachelor's degree with significant manufacturing operations or program leadership experience, team management experience, and knowledge of the aerospace industry. | — | 0 |
| Staff Software Engineer - Software Assurance Staff Software Engineer focused on Software Assurance within Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems division. Responsibilities include process improvement, program training, secure software factory updates, and supporting programs with software assurance aspects like Airworthiness, System Safety, Nuclear Surety, and security. Requires experience in software development lifecycle, configuration management, and knowledge of security frameworks like RMF, CWEs, CVEs, and relevant handbooks/manuals. Clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Ground Mission Architect Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Ground Mission Architect to serve as a subject matter expert and key customer interface for space security missions, focusing on Ground Design and integration. The role involves leading technical efforts for capture and strategy, aligning missions across security constructs, integrating with global services, and shaping new ground architectures. Responsibilities include customer engagement, mentoring engineers, directing developmental efforts, capturing and communicating technical concepts, performing system-of-system trades, and supporting capture activities. Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM, 12+ years of experience, and an active Top Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Linux Systems Administrator - Secret Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Linux Systems Administrator with a Secret clearance to manage and administer multi-user computer systems and networks in a classified government environment. Responsibilities include system enhancements, backup strategies, security compliance, and mentoring junior staff. Requires a Master's degree with 6 years of IT experience or equivalent, and IAT Level II certification. | — | 0 |
| Manufacturing/Process Engineer 2/3 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to support final assembly areas. Responsibilities include monitoring and optimizing process performance, resolving technical manufacturing disruptions, developing and improving manufacturing processes, specifying new equipment, performing producibility reviews, and supporting supplier and design engineering. The role requires experience with electronics assembly processes and equipment, 3D modeling, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer - Level 2/3 Software Engineer role at Northrop Grumman supporting the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program for the Missile Defense Agency. Responsibilities include technical contributions to software products, debugging complex systems, and working in a DevOps environment. Requires a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Aircraft Mechanic 3 Aircraft Mechanic 3 – Avionics role supporting O-Level maintenance on the F-35 aircraft at Northrop Grumman. Responsibilities include performing maintenance, repair, launch, and recovery activities, ensuring aircraft mechanical condition and safety, assisting with modifications and training, and maintaining records in the CMMS. Requires a Secret clearance and ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance. Basic qualifications include a High School diploma/GED and 4 years of relevant experience. | — | 0 |
| Manager Supply Chain 1 Manager Supply Chain 1 at Northrop Grumman responsible for planning, issuing, and controlling production schedules and coordinating material requirements to ensure a smooth flow of materials for production. This role involves advising management on work-in-progress status, material availability, and potential production issues, as well as scheduling personnel and equipment, and managing interdepartmental coordination. The position requires direct supervision of staff and adherence to management guidelines and policies. A Bachelor's degree with 4 years of experience, or equivalent, and two years of lead/supervisory experience are required, along with a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Virtual Simulation Software Engineer/ Principal Virtual Simulation Software Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Virtual Simulation Software Engineer to design and implement real-time, pilot-in-the-loop simulation software for combat weapons systems. The role involves creating simulation frameworks, modeling operational environments, and integrating visualization models. The primary language is C++, with potential use of Java and Python. Requires a Top Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Airworthiness Engineering Director 1 Northrop Grumman is seeking an Airworthiness Engineering Director to lead airworthiness certification efforts for complex systems within the aerospace and defense industry. This role involves leading engineering teams, developing airworthiness plans, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with certification objectives throughout the product lifecycle, with a focus on integrating airworthiness into a digital engineering environment. | — | 0 |
| On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking an On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join their Space Sector team in Colorado Springs, CO. The role involves collaborating with government customers and operators to develop plans for increasing capability effectiveness, with a focus on dynamic satellite operations and Rendezvous Proximity Operations (RPO). Responsibilities include contributing to the design, planning, and execution of risk reduction activities, supporting modeling and simulation, assessing system effectiveness, and performing system-of-system trades. A Top-Secret/SCI clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Principal / Sr. Principal Modeling Simulation & Analysis Systems Engineer This role focuses on designing, developing, and updating complex Simulink models for inertial navigation systems (INS), conducting performance analysis using simulation tools, and implementing INS algorithms. It involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, regression testing, validation against flight-test data, and staying current with modeling and simulation technologies within the defense industry. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Cost Control Analyst - Finance This role is for a Principal Program Cost Control Analyst in the defense industry, focusing on financial analysis, budgeting, cost control, and Earned Value Management (EVM) for government contracts. It requires experience with financial analysis and reporting, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Program Cost Control Analyst - Finance This role is a Program Cost Control Analyst within the finance department of Northrop Grumman's Space Sector. The primary responsibilities include preparing budgets and schedules, performing financial analyses (funding profiles, sales outlooks, cash forecasting, variance analysis), managing expenditures, and ensuring adequate funding. The role also involves setting up and monitoring cost control systems, supporting audits, performing Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks such as WBS development, budget baselining, cost risk analysis, and developing estimates to complete. A Top Secret security clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| 2026 Associate Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer - Colorado Springs CO Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer to develop high-fidelity threat modeling products for the Missile Defense Agency. This role involves understanding aerodynamic forces, GNC systems, and modeling system kinematics for missile defense simulations. The engineer will develop ballistic and advanced kinematic threat models, apply engineering and mathematical algorithms for accurate portrayal of vehicle characteristics, and work within a product delivery team to meet critical delivery schedules. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with programming languages like MATLAB or Python. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Data Scientist Develops instrumentation data solutions for a networked data system collecting analog and bus architectures for advanced labs, ground test aircraft, and flight test aircraft. Responsibilities include defining system configurations, signal conditioning requirements, and architectural implementations for data acquisition systems and ground station equipment. | — | 0 |
| Staff Data Scientist Staff Data Scientist role at Northrop Grumman focused on developing instrumentation data solutions for advanced labs, ground test aircraft, and flight test aircraft. Responsibilities include defining system configurations, signal conditioning requirements, and architectural implementations for data acquisition systems, telemetry, and ground stations. Requires experience in flight test or lab test environments, understanding of data systems, telemetry, RF, and instrumentation sensors, and knowledge of data bus architectures. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel – Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (18174) This role is for a Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting the Sentinel (GBSD) Program. The responsibilities include setting up, monitoring, and controlling program costs and schedules, performing analyses, preparing reports, and managing budgets and contract changes. The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience in business, finance, or related fields, and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. Experience with MS Office, ERP tools, and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst This role is for a Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on developing and managing integrated master plans and schedules for programs. The analyst will ensure horizontal and vertical integration across functional groups, perform risk analysis, and track progress using project management techniques like Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, and earned value management (EVM). The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent education/experience, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and basic understanding of Microsoft Project. Experience with EVMS, Deltek Cobra, Deltek Acumen Risk, and knowledge of DCMA health metrics are preferred. A U.S. government Secret Clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - Level 5 This role is for a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on detailed schedule, resource, work, and cost analysis for multiple programs. The analyst will make recommendations, interface with various teams, and prepare/develop the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using industry best practices like DCMA 14-point, IPMR DI-MGMT-81861, EVMS, Critical Path Analysis, and Schedule Risk Analysis. The position requires extensive experience with scheduling software and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer - CLOUDworks (SkillBridge) Northrop Grumman is offering a SkillBridge internship program for transitioning service members to gain civilian work experience in a Cloud Engineer role supporting the DAF CLOUDworks program. The role involves maintaining and enhancing cloud capabilities, providing technical support, and working within Agile development processes. Participants must meet DoD SkillBridge eligibility and hold an active Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Non Destructive Test Technician - Level 1 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Non-Destructive Test Technician (Level 1) to perform non-destructive tests on aircraft engines or components. The role involves inspecting materials and parts for defects using various automated and manual methods, including Radiography, Ultrasound, Penetrant, Eddy Current, Laser Shearography, and Thermography. The technician will also be involved in NDT inspection of hardware and must acquire necessary training and certifications. | — | 0 |
| Electrical Design Engineer Level 3 /4 Electrical Design Engineer for surface ship and submarine launch control systems. Responsibilities include research, development, design, and testing of electrical components, equipment, and systems, with a focus on analog and digital circuitry, cable design, data acquisition systems, and electronic control systems. Requires experience with standard electrical lab equipment and troubleshooting electromechanical control systems and circuits. | — | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineer / Principal Mechanical Engineer - *16923 Mechanical Engineer role at Northrop Grumman focused on the design, development, production, and deployment of launch equipment hardware and systems for the U.S. Air Force Sentinel program. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with CAD modeling and mechanical systems. | — | 0 |
| Principal Mechanical Engineer / Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer 16934 Mechanical Engineer role focused on the design, development, and deployment of launch-equipment hardware and systems for the U.S. Air Force Sentinel program. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, analysis, and supporting all phases of the systems lifecycle. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with mechanical systems design. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Systems/Principal Systems Engineer - 17072* Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer for the Sentinel (GBSD) program, supporting ICBM Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems. Responsibilities include MBSE, requirements development, trade studies, and collaboration with engineering teams. Requires a STEM degree and an active DoD Secret Clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel Principal/Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer -*17696 Mechanical Engineer role at Northrop Grumman focused on the Sentinel Program, involving collaboration on Environmental Control System hardware requirements, specifications, designs, and analyses. Responsibilities include developing requirements, generating specifications, performing heating/cooling calculations, and selecting HVAC equipment. | — | 0 |
| Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 4 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 4) in Chandler, AZ, to serve as the technical authority for system security engineering, anti-tamper, cybersecurity, exportability, and program protection for a complex missile weapon system. The role involves defining security architecture, conducting threat assessments, authoring security documentation, overseeing control implementation, and leading V&V and certification processes. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience or Master's with 6 years, demonstrated experience with Anti-Tamper design for DoD programs, and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| U103 Assembly Mechanic Fixed Term MLS Field Service Assembly Mechanic for fixed-term MLS Field Service at Northrop Grumman, involving travel, precision assembly, alignment, and evaluation of tooling for marine machinery. | — | 0 |
| Principal Engineer Systems / Sr Principal Systems Engineer Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer responsible for drafting requirements documents, verification plans, and interface documents for a lab software environment. This role involves collaboration across engineering disciplines, primarily software and systems test, to define project/software requirements. The position requires an active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP). | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Engineer Systems Modeling Simulation This role involves developing and integrating system simulation frameworks, performance models, and algorithms for Northrop Grumman's Product Support organization. The engineer will model operational environments, perform trade studies, and conduct operational and mission effectiveness analysis to support advanced programs and project future metrics for weapon systems. The position requires strong analytical and programming skills, particularly in data transformation, discrete event simulation, and various statistical analyses. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Engineer Reliability Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer Reliability to lead reliability engineering initiatives for critical operational assets, focusing on improving uptime, reducing failure risk, and optimizing lifecycle performance. The role involves providing subject matter expertise, reviewing technical data, developing maintenance assessments, and interfacing with various engineering and program teams. Requires a STEM degree, experience with reliability engineering tools and methodologies, and an active Interim Top Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Principal Configuration Analyst (A03 Level) - 18012* Principal Configuration Analyst for the Sentinel program, focusing on Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) to ensure hardware and software systems align with technical baselines. Responsibilities include managing change control, verifying product design against requirements, examining physical configuration, and ensuring compliance with contract and export standards. Requires experience in Configuration Management or Data Management within a DoD environment and an active Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Configuration Analyst (A01 / A02 Levels) - 18062* Configuration Analyst role supporting the Sentinel program, focusing on Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) to ensure hardware and software systems align with technical baselines. Responsibilities include managing change control, verifying product design against requirements, examining physical configuration against documentation, and ensuring adherence to contract and compliance standards. Requires a Secret clearance and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal HPC Linux Systems Administrator - Secret Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal HPC Linux Systems Administrator to support classified government contracts. The role involves managing HPC systems, monitoring performance, assisting developers, ensuring cybersecurity compliance, and maintaining system lifecycle activities. Requires a Secret clearance and experience with Linux administration and HPC environments. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Network Engineer - Secret Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer with a Secret clearance to support classified and unclassified networks. Responsibilities include designing, operating, and managing networks, deploying network management tools, collaborating on network integration solutions, planning security patches, monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and documenting designs. Requires experience with network design, IPv4/IPv6, and network device configuration. Experience with Splunk, Cisco SDWAN, Ansible, and RMF is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer - ENT (26-266) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to support the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program, a key component of the Missile Defense System. The role involves developing software systems engineering products, analyzing and supporting complex software systems, and working within an integrated team to deliver solutions. Responsibilities include requirements decomposition, software design, testing, and documentation. Requires a Secret security clearance and a Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5 years of experience or equivalent. Experience with systems engineering principles, software development tools (Git, JIRA, etc.), and standard engineering artifacts is expected. | — | 0 |
| Principal / Flight Test Instrumentation Architecture Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Instrumentation Architecture/Principal Engineer Instrumentation Architecture to develop instrumentation architectures for advanced labs, ground test aircraft, and flight test aircraft. Responsibilities include defining system configurations, signal conditioning requirements, and architectural implementations for data acquisition systems, telemetry ground stations, and related equipment. The role requires experience in flight test or lab test environments, a strong understanding of data systems, telemetry, RF, and instrumentation sensors, and knowledge of data bus architectures and MIL-STD documents. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal / Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Electrical Engineer This role is for a Flight Test Instrumentation Electrical Design Engineer at Northrop Grumman. The engineer will be responsible for the design, integration, and documentation of flight test instrumentation systems for test air vehicles, covering data capture, networking, power, command/control, and telemetry. The position requires experience with electrical schematic and cable assembly design, integrating hardware, and familiarity with MIL-STD documents, along with an active Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Production Controller 2 Production Controller 2 role at Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, IL, focused on managing order creation, material flow, and hardware movement within a manufacturing and warehouse environment. Responsibilities include maintaining shop orders, expediting materials, processing hardware, data entry in ERP systems (GOLDesp, SAP), and ensuring accurate record-keeping. Requires strong computer proficiency, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities. A Secret security clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Supply Chain Planning Specialist/Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist This role focuses on supply chain planning, material strategy, demand aggregation, inventory planning, and production control using MRP tools. It involves managing product lifecycles and ensuring resource availability for manufacturing. The position requires experience with ERP/MRP systems and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal Manufacturing Engineer This role focuses on developing and improving manufacturing processes for marine launcher systems, including assembly, machining, and welding. It involves creating tooling, optimizing layouts, developing work instructions, and supporting testing. The role requires a STEM degree and experience in continuous improvement and technical writing. It is not directly AI/ML related. | — | 0 |
| Principal Engineer Electronics – Manufacturing Engineering (RF) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer Electronics – Manufacturing Engineering (RF) to support software efforts for testing Radio Frequency (RF) production hardware. The role involves test station development, identifying design improvements for manufacturability, supporting production, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Requires a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with relevant experience in hardware testing, RF instruments, and troubleshooting, with the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal Electronics Engineer / Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Infrastructure & Cyber Security Lead Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer to lead infrastructure and cyber security for a C2 product line. This role involves designing and implementing identity-access-management, multi-level security controls, anti-tamper procedures, and continuous monitoring. The candidate will work with networking architects to embed security protections and support software integration while safeguarding classified data. The role emphasizes a zero-trust culture and proactive cyber-hygiene. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Network Architect This role is for a Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Network Architect at Northrop Grumman, focusing on designing resilient network topologies for a portable C2 system connecting to tactical, enterprise, and cloud environments. Responsibilities include VPN, SD-WAN, TACLANE, QoS for real-time applications, and rapid-deployment networking kits. The role requires experience in secure, resilient network design for defense/aerospace, network monitoring, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. A US Government Secret Clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Battle Management C2 Communications Manager 3 This role is for a Battle Management C2 Communications Manager 3 at Northrop Grumman. The primary responsibility is to develop and execute communications strategies to increase awareness of the company's capabilities in battle management command and control (C2), particularly concerning C2 and JADC2/multi-domain integration. The role involves leading a team, creating various content, providing strategic counsel, and using data analytics to measure campaign effectiveness. Experience in aerospace and defense, public relations, media relations, and translating messages for diverse audiences is required. The role also requires the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance and travel. | — | 0 |