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 |
|---|---|---|
| Facilities Engineer / Principal Facilities Engineer - Level 2 or Level 3 (Nights) Facilities Engineer (Level 2 or 3) for Northrop Grumman's night shift operations in Clearfield, UT. Responsibilities include scheduling contractors, managing equipment maintenance plans, spare parts, and performing E-FMEA. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree and the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance. Preferred qualifications include experience with high-rate manufacturing facilities and industrial automation equipment. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Electronics Engineer - Payloads Sr Principal Electronics Engineer responsible for evaluating and testing payload electrical systems, components, and applications, with a focus on Stores Management Systems (SMS) and Suspension and Release Equipment (S&RE). The role involves requirements management, system integration, test plan development, and test execution throughout the product lifecycle, adhering to various military standards. Requires a STEM degree, significant engineering experience, and an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance. | — |
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| Sentinel - Optics Post Flight Analysis - Systems Engineer - 18024 Systems Engineer for Post Flight Analysis on the Sentinel program, focusing on developing and maintaining analysis tools and conducting post-flight analysis of flight test data. Requires expertise in optical and radar data processing, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, and programming languages like MATLAB, Fortran, and C++. | — | 0 |
| Engineer System Safety\Principal Engineer System Safety-AHT Engineer System Safety/Principal Engineer System Safety role at Northrop Grumman focused on influencing design for safety expectations and requirements for products. Responsibilities include analyzing and recommending safety criteria, developing safety documents, performing audits, participating in accident investigations, and evaluating the interrelationship of safety requirements with design. Requires experience with system safety analyses, MIL-STD-882(E), AMCOM Regulation 385-17, MBSE, Hazard Tracking, and an active Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal Engineer / Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Liaison Engineering Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer or Sr. Principal Engineer Aeronautical to join their Liaison Engineering team in Palmdale, CA. This role involves acting as an engineering authority for non-conformances, performing dispositions for nonconforming parts, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to find solutions. The position requires a Secret clearance and involves basic knowledge of various aircraft subsystems and structures. Experience with MRB/LE Authority, CAD software (NX, VisPro), and Model Based Engineering is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Systems Engineer/Architect (MBSE) This role is for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer/Architect focused on Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Cameo Systems Modeler. Responsibilities include installation, maintenance, governance, configuration management, security, integration, automation via scripting, training, quality assurance, and performance optimization of the Cameo environment. Requires a STEM degree and significant experience in Systems Engineering and Cameo, with a Top Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Engineer Electronics / Principal Electronics Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electronics Engineer/Principal Electronics Engineer with expertise in communications systems, including LOS/BLOS, AESA antennas, and RF signal chains. The role involves supporting test events, system verification, troubleshooting, identifying system improvements, and managing technical suppliers. Requires a STEM degree, relevant experience, and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. | — | 0 |
| Electronic Technician 2 (Second Shift) This role is for an Electronic Technician responsible for testing, troubleshooting, and repairing microelectronics hardware at the component level. The technician will follow written procedures, operate various test equipment, and interpret schematics and drawings. The position requires a Secret clearance and is for the second shift. | — | 0 |
| Staff Engineer Software Quality Staff Engineer Software Quality for the RQ-4 program at Northrop Grumman, focusing on mission assurance, software quality engineering leadership, process monitoring, and ensuring quality standards are met for software development and suppliers. Requires expertise in C++, Python, Agile, and Earned Value Management, with a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal Engineer Mission Assurance Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to support the RQ-4 Enterprise. This role involves defining and monitoring mission assurance program specifications, ensuring mission success, and managing quality, risk, safety, reliability, and maintainability. The engineer will perform peer reviews, represent Mission Assurance leadership, lead Root Cause Corrective Actions, and interface with customers and government agencies on quality matters. A Secret security clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Contract Administrator - 18570 This role is for a Sr. Principal Contracts Administrator supporting the Sentinel Program at Northrop Grumman. The position involves managing contractual obligations, participating in proposal preparation and negotiations, administering contracts, and ensuring compliance with company and customer requirements. The role requires extensive experience with US Federal Government contracting, FAR, and various contract types, as well as the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| F-18 Aircraft Structures Mechanic 4 This role is for an F-18 Aircraft Structures Mechanic 4 at Northrop Grumman, responsible for performing maintenance, repairs, and modifications on F-18 aircraft structures. The position requires experience with aircraft components, interpreting technical documents, and performing various repair operations. A secret DOD clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| F-18 Electrical Avionics Technician 3 This role is for an F-18 Electrical Avionics Technician responsible for performing maintenance and repair operations on F-18 aircraft electrical systems, components, and equipment. It involves troubleshooting, interpreting schematics, and using various tools to ensure the operational readiness of aircraft electrical and navigation systems. The position requires significant experience with F/A-18 E/F aircraft and adherence to strict maintenance protocols. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Planner / Principal Logistics Planner Logistics Planner role at Northrop Grumman focused on managing provisioning data, parts lists, and support material requirements for military aircraft systems. Requires experience in logistics, supply chain, and understanding of aviation maintenance processes, with a strong emphasis on security clearances. | — | 0 |
| Principal Electronics Engineer - Payloads Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to support a payloads subsystem, focusing on pre-test, post-test, and meeting support responsibilities. This role involves system checkout, test planning, data analysis, troubleshooting, and coordination with SMEs. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, practical experience with payload systems, technical development, systems integration, and supplier management. Active Top Secret/SCI clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Principal Industrial Security Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Industrial Security Analyst to manage and implement security protocols for a DoD program. This role involves ensuring compliance with various security regulations, managing personnel and physical security, document control, and developing security plans. Requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and experience in industrial security disciplines. | — | 0 |
| F-18 Aircraft Structures Mechanic 3 This role involves performing maintenance and repair operations on F-18 aircraft structures, components, and systems. Responsibilities include major structural repairs, part replacement, interpreting technical documentation, and performing various fitting and fastener operations. Requires experience with inspections, troubleshooting, and repairs, along with a Secret or higher security clearance. | — | 0 |
| IMS OU Staff Property and Asset Management Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Property and Asset Management Analyst to ensure compliance with government regulations and company policies for asset management. The role involves managing property records, using SAP for data analysis, performing inventory counts, processing transfers, and providing training on property compliance. Requires extensive experience in government property management and knowledge of relevant regulations like FAR and DFARS. | — | 0 |
| Principal Engineer Electrical Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer Electrical (Integration and Test) to support spacecraft and payload systems. Responsibilities include developing and executing RF and digital test procedures, troubleshooting test sets, creating data analysis tools, and driving anomaly resolution. The role involves designing, developing, and executing test procedures and automated test scripts, and performing system integration and checkout. | — | 0 |
| Principal/Sr. Principal Database Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Database Engineer with experience in database engineering, data warehousing, SQL, and data analytics, to work in a Linux environment. The role involves applying development standards, diagnosing problems, and implementing database systems like InfluxDB, DynamoDB, and PostgreSQL. Scripting in bash, PLSQL, and/or Python is required, along with experience in Agile teams and full lifecycle project development. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| IMS OU Sr Principal Property and Asset Management Analyst This role is for a Sr. Principal Property and Asset Management Analyst at Northrop Grumman. The primary focus is ensuring compliance with government regulations (FAR, DFARS) for property and asset management, including establishing and maintaining property records, performing inventory and validation, and providing training. The role requires extensive experience in government property management and knowledge of relevant regulations, with proficiency in SAP and data analytics tools. | — | 0 |
| NG Fellow 1 – SDS Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) Northrop Grumman is seeking an NG Fellow 1 SDS Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) to provide technical leadership and direction on GN&C for the Sentinel ICBM and develop GN&C development and maturation strategy for SDS. This role requires deep expertise in GN&C systems, flight critical systems, and real-time systems, with a focus on strategy, leadership, and stakeholder management within a defense sector. | — | 0 |
| Linux Systems Administrator (AHT) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The role involves maintaining and enhancing Linux server environments, ensuring system reliability, security, and performance. Responsibilities include installation, patching, monitoring, problem resolution, user account management, and vendor interaction. Experience with RHEL/Rocky/AlmaLinux, IT automation (Ansible), containerization (Docker/Podman), and scripting (Python/Bash) is preferred. A Top Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Senior Principal Systems Engineer - 18647 Senior Principal Systems Engineer for the Sentinel Program's Delta Flight Test Vehicle, focusing on supplier management, technical planning, system integration, verification, validation, and supporting testing and review of test reports and procedures. Requires active Secret clearance and experience with MBSE and requirements verification tools. | — | 0 |
| Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - Survivability (Oklahoma City) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - Survivability to enhance the survivability of defense systems through the application of advanced materials and processes. This role involves applying principles of chemistry, physics, and material science to investigate material issues, analyze and develop materials, and ensure the integration of survivability features into defense systems. The engineer will leverage advanced technology to minimize detectability, use proprietary codes to predict performance, optimize stealth design, and collaborate within an Integrated Product Team environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Staff Chief Engineer Senior Staff Chief Engineer role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on technical authority and leadership for engineering aspects of restricted programs within the Air Dominance Division. Responsibilities include leading multi-disciplined engineering teams, ensuring adherence to engineering processes, managing technical performance, and serving as the technical point of contact with the customer. Requires extensive experience in engineering leadership, program management, and clearance. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Engineer (AHT) Seeking a Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance capabilities in support of DAF CLOUDworks at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). Responsibilities include technical support, operations, sustainment, and modifying/enhancing offerings for new requirements. Requires experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google), IaC, containerization, networking, and scripting. Must have an active Secret clearance and ability to obtain IAT Level II certification. | — | 0 |
| INSPECTOR A This role involves performing dimensional and visual inspections of manufactured components to ensure they meet drawing and specification requirements. The inspector will use various measuring tools, maintain inspection equipment, and interface with engineering and quality teams. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| PROCESS ASSESSOR Northrop Grumman is seeking a Process Assessor to perform dimensional and visual inspections of components and assemblies. This role involves using inspection equipment, ensuring proper maintenance and calibration of metrology equipment, and adhering to quality standards. The position requires experience with inspection procedures, calibrated measuring tools, and electrical/mechanical component inspection. A Secret Clearance is required. | — | 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 |
| Principal / Sr. Principal Electronics Communication Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Electronics Communication Engineer with expertise in Military Satellite Communications (SATCOM), specifically AEHF systems. The role involves leading specification development, integration, and test strategies for next-generation AEHF SATCOM platforms, applying systems engineering and trade space analysis. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience in full lifecycle systems engineering and complex trade studies. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineering Manager 2 – SW Test Lead Software Engineering Manager 2 – SW Test Lead role at Northrop Grumman, leading a team of 10-20 individuals in an Agile software development environment. Responsibilities include managing the full software development and test life cycle, collaborating with various engineering teams, managing budget and schedule for software test, and providing functional management to direct reports. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience or a Master's with 7 years, prior leadership experience in Agile, full SDLC experience, and experience with automated test frameworks and programming languages like Python or C/C++. | — | 0 |
| Supply Chain Procurement Specialist 2/3 This role is a Supply Chain Procurement Specialist responsible for sourcing and procuring goods and services, evaluating suppliers, managing purchase orders, and ensuring compliance with regulations. It involves analyzing pricing, monitoring supplier quality and delivery schedules, and identifying cost-saving opportunities. The role requires experience in sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract management. | — | 0 |
| Property Asset Management Analyst - Level 1 This role is for a Property Asset Management Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing and tracking company assets. Responsibilities include reviewing documents, creating and maintaining property records in SAP, and identifying tangible assets. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. Experience with SAP and knowledge of federal regulations like FAR and DFARS are preferred. | — | 0 |
| Engineer/Principal Engineer Tool Level 2/3 This role is for a Tooling Engineer/Principal Tooling Engineer at Northrop Grumman, focused on the design, fabrication, and sustainment of tooling for manufacturing processes, particularly for composite parts. Responsibilities include managing tooling integration, supporting production builds, collaborating with manufacturing engineering, recommending improvements, and managing external fabrication shops. The role requires experience with CAD systems, metallic fabrication, and project management. It is not directly related to AI/ML development. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel Sr Principal Industrial Engineer - 18595 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Industrial Engineer to support Production Proposal Estimating for Strategic Deterrence Division programs, focusing on Sentinel. The role involves partnering with various departments to build credible production proposals by combining estimating rigor with modern analytics, using historical data to improve BOEs and production planning. Responsibilities include developing BOEs, labor/material estimates, staffing plans, capacity assessments, and using data tools to analyze historical actuals and support estimate quality. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with significant experience, an active DoD security clearance, and experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing operations, or proposal estimating within aerospace/defense. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Sr. Principal Supplier EVMS Surveillance Analyst (18114) This role is for a Sr. Principal Program Control Material EV Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting the Sentinel program. The primary responsibilities involve setting up, monitoring, and controlling costs and schedules on contracts with validated cost schedule control systems. This includes performing financial analyses, preparing budgets and schedules, conducting schedule risk assessments, ensuring funding availability, managing material high value/critical assessments, driving EAC and CEAC updates, and providing guidance on material management and EVMS processes. The role requires experience with EVMS software, Earned Value Management principles in an Aerospace & Defense environment, and managing project costs using WBS. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer 4 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Engineer to join their IRAD Test Team in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on designing, developing, and implementing automated tests for mission-critical software systems, ensuring quality assurance through collaboration with developers and systems engineers. Responsibilities include developing and optimizing test frameworks, executing various test types, troubleshooting issues, and supporting CI/CD workflows. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with scripting languages (Python), object-oriented programming (Java, C#), and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes). | — | 0 |
| Property and Asset Control Support - Level 2 or 3 This role is for a Property and Asset Control Support person at Northrop Grumman. Responsibilities include receiving material and tagged assets, performing reconciliations, providing reports, maintaining records of property owned by government, company, and associate contractors, coordinating property closeout, maintaining logs of property received, transferred, allocated, held, and disposed, conducting physical inventory, performing property record reviews and updates, interacting with customers, and assisting with property audits. The role requires a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal Software Engineer – TRK (26-199) Principal Software Engineer role at Northrop Grumman supporting the C2BMC program, focusing on Java-based software development for the Regional Applications/Track Server team. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with enterprise applications on Linux, using tools like Maven, Git, and Nexus, within an Agile development environment. | — | 0 |
| Corporate Counsel Litigation - Falls Church VA Northrop Grumman is seeking a Corporate Counsel for its litigation group to focus on disputes involving government contracts, including bid protests, claims, and matters involving federal agencies. The role involves managing external lawyers, developing legal strategies, providing legal advice, briefing senior management, and managing legal budgets. Requires a Juris Doctor degree, active state bar membership, at least 8 years of litigation and government contracts experience, and US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer Test Analyst to support the Missile Defense System (MDS) performance analysis of test data from ground and flight tests. The role involves developing analytical tools, producing reports, and collaborating with various teams to ensure test objectives are met. This position requires a Secret security clearance and is located on-site at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. | — | 0 |
| Mission Assurance Manager 3 - Inspection Manager for a Mission Assurance Inspection team, responsible for supervising quality inspectors, developing and maintaining quality evaluation systems, collaborating with engineering and manufacturing, and ensuring quality standards are met throughout the production process. This role involves risk management, technical quality oversight, and adherence to quality management systems in an aerospace manufacturing environment. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Sr. Principal Technical Services Engineer - 18368 Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Technical Services Engineer to support the Sentinel program. The role involves producing ILS Technical Reports, Maintenance Plans, and Training Requirements Documents, and creating sustainment strategies covering maintenance concepts, spare part provisioning, supply chain risk mitigation, and life cycle cost forecasting. The candidate will liaise with various teams to align sustainment objectives and resolve issues. | — | 0 |
| Engineer Process Process Engineer responsible for maintaining process control activities for ammunition production lines, developing and ensuring compliance with process control plans, quality assurance plans, and procedures. The role involves resolving process upset conditions, reviewing process performance, leading Root Cause Corrective Actions, and developing capital projects for efficiency and safety. | — | 0 |
| Principal/Sr. Principal Electromechanical Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Electromechanical Engineer in Aurora, CO. The role involves computer hardware design and integration, focusing on systems with diverse electrical signals (power, RF, fiber optics). Responsibilities include collaborating on hardware design, finalizing drawings, integrating compute equipment, participating in system-level testing, troubleshooting, and technical writing. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance and experience with hardware design, integration, and requirement changes. | — | 0 |
| User Applications Liaison - Level 3 or 4 This role supports project systems for Program Cost Analysts and Project Accounting organizations, focusing on SAP and Business Warehouse. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, process enhancement identification, testing software, and developing training for business management. It involves acting as a liaison between various functional areas and supporting enterprise resource planning systems. | — | 0 |
| Linux Systems Administrator 3/4 - Polygraph Northrop Grumman is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator for a classified government contract in Linthicum, MD. The role involves performing Linux system administration, maintaining system operations, recommending and implementing enhancements, providing backup and recovery, managing accounts and permissions, testing releases, documenting processes, and adhering to strict information security guidelines. Candidates must possess a TS/SCI clearance with a recent Polygraph and relevant IT certifications (DOD 8570 IAT Level II or higher). Experience with NISPOM, DCID, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG environments is required. The position can be filled at either the Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr. Principal) level depending on experience. | — | 0 |
| Principal / Sr Principal Systems Field Test Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Systems Field Test Engineer to support the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3. This role involves system integration, testing, installation, checkout, operational maintenance, software testing, troubleshooting, repair, and field-logistics support for an electronic-attack system. The position requires extensive travel to Wallops Island, VA, and involves on-site customer support, execution of test procedures, and reporting. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Sr. All-source Intelligence Collection Strategist This role involves facilitating intelligence collection and analysis strategies across multiple agencies and domains (air, land, sea, cyber, space) against hard intelligence problems. It requires organizing communities of interest, fostering partnerships, identifying intelligence gaps, exploring creative collection methods, and producing high-quality products and recommendations for senior officials. The role focuses on intelligence operations and strategy, not AI/ML model development. | — | 0 |