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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| 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). |
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| 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 |
| Business Development Manager Intelligence & Sensing Surveillance (TS/SCI) Business Development Manager for Intelligence & Sensing Surveillance at Northrop Grumman, focusing on developing and executing strategies to generate new revenue opportunities and win new programs in the aerospace and defense industry. Requires a TS/SCI clearance and experience in business development or related fields. | — | 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 |
| Subcontracts Specialist This role is for a Senior Subcontracts Specialist at Northrop Grumman, focusing on strategic procurement and subcontract management within the Defence industry. The position requires managing complex source-to-contract activities, ensuring compliance with Defence and company requirements, and contributing to Australian Industry Capability outcomes. The role involves developing sourcing strategies, executing RFx processes, negotiating and awarding subcontracts, and managing supplier performance. It is not directly related to AI/ML development or research. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (15486-1) Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst for the Sentinel program, focusing on setting up, monitoring, and controlling costs and schedules on government contracts. Responsibilities include financial analysis, budget and schedule preparation, risk assessment, and ensuring funding availability. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience and a Secret Security Clearance. | — | 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 |
| Principal/Sr Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Sr Principal Program Cost Control Analyst to manage program financial performance, forecasting, and reporting for advanced weapons systems. The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with financial management tools, and the ability to work with technical and business teams. | — | 0 |
| Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst This role is for a Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting the Material Cost Management organization. The primary focus is on implementing and managing the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Control Account Managers (CAMs), ensuring compliance with DOD EVMS guidelines. Responsibilities include preparing month-end reports, developing and reviewing Estimates at Completion (EACs), incorporating changes into the EVMS system, and assisting CAMs with various EVMS activities such as WBS alignment, time phasing, performance measurement, and variance analysis. The role also involves supporting cost and schedule reviews, identifying pressures, developing recovery plans, and preparing budgets and schedules for contract work. A U.S. Government Secret Clearance is required. | — | 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 |
| Director Business Management 1 Director of Business Management for Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector, focusing on restricted programs. Responsibilities include leading business management functions, financial analysis, proposal development, and strategic planning for a $1.2B business unit. Requires a Top Secret clearance and experience in government contracting. | — | 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 |
| Program and Planning Scheduling Analyst - Level 3 or 4 This role involves preparing, developing, and coordinating the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for multiple programs and contracts, ensuring horizontal and vertical integration. It requires implementing scheduling best practices such as DCMA 14-point, IPMR DI-MGMT-81861, EVMS, Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), and Schedule Performance and Health Metrics. The analyst will also provide weekly status reports, conduct Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR) audits, and make recommendations to solve problems. The position requires proficiency in scheduling software and a strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM). | — | 0 |
| Contract Administrator 3 or 4 Contract Administrator for Northrop Grumman's Space Sector, supporting Advanced Response Capabilities (ARC) programs. Requires deep understanding of Government contracting, M365 proficiency, and strong interpersonal/organizational skills. Responsibilities include proposal prioritization, risk identification, contract negotiations, and serving as a business advisor to program managers. Requires an active SCI clearance. | — | 0 |
| Quality Control Technician - Level 1 or Level 2 Quality Control Technician at Northrop Grumman responsible for performing visual and final dimensional inspections on manufacturing components and assemblies using various measurement tools, ensuring adherence to blueprints, CAD drawings, and specifications. Requires the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel Manager Mission Assurance 3 - 11568-1 Manager Mission Assurance 3 for the Sentinel (GBSD) program, responsible for leading a group of Mission Assurance managers and engineers, ensuring adherence to quality programs, government regulations, and program objectives. The role involves managing teams, overseeing critical program reviews, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in quality and mission assurance processes. | — | 0 |
| GNC Engineer: HWIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) – Level 1/2 (Chandler) This role involves designing, developing, implementing, verifying, and testing algorithms and software for guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of missiles and launch vehicles. It focuses on integrating hardware with high-fidelity simulations for system-level tests, specifically using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) or Real-Time Closed Loop (RTCL) testing to validate flight software and control algorithms in realistic space/flight conditions. | — | 0 |
| Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Aircraft Maintenance Engineer role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on KC-30A and C-27J aircraft. Responsibilities include scheduled, unscheduled, and defect maintenance across avionics, structural, or mechanical systems. Requires a Cert IV in Aeroskills and the ability to maintain a security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Mechanical Technician 3 Mechanical Technician 3 at Northrop Grumman, supporting DoD and Space Force programs with integration and test operations for vehicle builds from motor case delivery through payload encapsulation and final launch. Requires experience with various mechanical tools, handling sensitive electronics, and potentially ordnance and high-pressure systems. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| BACN E-11A Site Lead Manager - Aircraft Maintenance Manager 2 - Secret Northrop Grumman is seeking a Site Lead Manager for Aircraft Maintenance for the BACN E-11A program at Robins AFB, GA. This role involves leading a team of over 30 aircraft mechanics and technicians, managing all aspects of aircraft maintenance, ensuring adherence to technical statements of work, and supporting USAF flight operations. The position requires daily on-site work, willingness to work any shift, and the ability to deploy OCONUS for up to 180 days on short notice. A Secret security clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| DevOps Engineer 3/4 DevOps Engineer (Level 3/4) at Northrop Grumman on an Internal Research and Development (Broadsword) team. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, monitoring system performance, collaborating with development teams, ensuring security best practices, and maintaining configuration management tools. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with DevOps pipeline tools and methodologies. The role supports complex, mathematics and physics-intensive solutions. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Staff Systems Architect This role is for a Sr. Staff Systems Architect at Northrop Grumman, focusing on developing and integrating advanced Radio Frequency Electronic Warfare (RFEW) systems. The position involves translating customer needs into system requirements, designing hardware and software specifications, and ensuring systems meet performance criteria through rigorous testing. While the role involves advanced technical principles and innovation, its core focus is on systems engineering and integration within the defense sector, rather than direct AI/ML model development. | — | 0 |
| Principle /Sr. Principle Industrial Security Analyst (3/4) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Industrial Security Analyst to serve as the Designated Government Representative (DGR) and Assistant Facility Security Officer (AFSO). This role involves managing and overseeing the Industrial Security Program in compliance with national and customer requirements, ensuring the proper handling and safeguarding of classified information, and coordinating security reporting and training. The position requires experience with government security databases, safeguarding classified information, and knowledge of relevant security standards. | — | 0 |
| Staff Industrial Engineer Staff Industrial Engineer role focused on process improvement, efficiency, and factory layout within an industrial manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include waste elimination, process design, continuous improvement events, capacity planning, and data analysis for production performance metrics. Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM with significant engineering/manufacturing experience, MES experience, and proficiency in tools like Excel and Tableau. Experience with factory simulation is also required. | — | 0 |
| Pricing Manager Pricing Manager role at Northrop Grumman supporting complex, high-value Defence programs. Responsibilities include leading pricing strategy, cost estimating, and proposal governance across bids, contract changes, and task orders. Requires a degree in Commerce, Business, or Accounting, CA/CPA, proven Defence pricing or cost estimating experience, and the ability to obtain an NV1 security clearance. The role involves interpreting RFPs, ensuring compliance with Defence requirements, presenting cost models, and managing financial risks. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (AHT) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer for their Mission Planning systems team in Manhattan Beach, CA. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and debugging applications, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, setting up environments, creating installers, and supporting software builds and installations. Responsibilities also include working within a scrum team, understanding third-party integrations, developing test products, defining test approaches, performing smoke and acceptance testing, resolving technical issues, interfacing with customers, and supporting documentation. Basic qualifications include a STEM degree, US Citizenship with a DoD Top Secret Clearance, experience with Agile and CI/CD tools, proficiency in C# and/or Java, Windows technologies, test procedure development, scripting (yaml, Python, PowerShell, etc.), automated testing, and revision control systems. | — | 0 |
| Supply Chain Manager I Supply Chain Manager I role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing Materials Program Managers and overseeing supply chain execution for defense systems, including ammunition and ordnance. Requires experience in defense/aerospace, program management, negotiation, risk management, and compliance with FAR/DFAR. | — | 0 |
| Full Stack Software Developer (AHT) Full Stack Software Developer role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on the full software product lifecycle within an Agile Scrum framework for mission planning systems. Responsibilities include design, development, testing, CI/CD pipeline maintenance, environment setup, installer creation, software support, and documentation for contract deliverables. Requires a STEM degree with experience, a Secret Clearance, and proficiency in C#, .NET, scripting languages (PowerShell, Python), and Git. | — | 0 |
| Engineer Systems Safety 1/2 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Safety Engineer to perform hazards analysis for processes and products involving energetic, combustible, and flammable ingredients. The role involves identifying risks, establishing safeguards, and defining actions to mitigate hazards, working closely with various engineering teams and operations. Responsibilities include preparing analyses for contract requirements, safety assessment reports, and supporting waivers and regulatory interpretations. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Supply Chain Technical Coordinator 3 Supply Chain Technical Coordinator responsible for supporting and assisting activities within multiple disciplines across the Supply Chain process, primarily focusing on Supply Chain Manufacturing and Logistics. Responsibilities include managing materials, chemicals, inventory control, logistics documentation, and process evaluation. Requires experience in logistics support, shipping/receiving, manufacturing shop floor, warehousing, and inventory control, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to obtain a forklift certification. Active Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Principal Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time (Melbourne FL) Principal Software Engineer focused on designing, developing, and maintaining embedded mission systems applications for safety-critical, real-time environments within the defense sector. Requires experience with C, C++, Python, and various real-time operating systems, along with a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal or Sr. Principal Product Trainer This role is for a Principal or Sr. Principal Product Trainer at Northrop Grumman, focusing on developing and delivering training programs for maintenance courseware and training devices. The position involves leading teams through the Instructional System Design (ISD) process, performing analyses like FEA and TSRA, developing curriculum, and creating training materials. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Principal Airframe Structural Stress Analysis Engineer This role involves performing static, dynamic, and DaDT structural analyses of metallic and composite airframe structure, mechanical systems, and equipment using various software tools. The engineer will ensure designs meet program requirements for weight, cost, and quality, and may derive loads, perform optimization, and collaborate within a team environment. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with relevant experience in aerospace structural analysis is required, along with the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Staff Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer Staff Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Engineer (Level 5) at Northrop Grumman, focusing on system-engineering activities for GNC capabilities within the Vehicle Management System for fixed-wing aircraft. Responsibilities include requirement decomposition, verification, validation, integration of autopilot/autothrottle, and leading subsystem level certification activities. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience, a Secret clearance, and demonstrated experience with aircraft dynamics, control systems, system engineering, and MATLAB/Simulink. | — | 0 |
| Airframe Structural Stress Analysis Engineer (2/3) Structural Analysis Engineer role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on performing static, dynamic, and DaDT structural analyses of airframe structures and mechanical systems using tools like FEMAP, NX, and Teamcenter. The role requires a STEM degree and 2-5 years of aerospace structural analysis experience, with a Secret clearance required. | — | 0 |
| Cyber Systems Network Engineer / Principal Cyber Systems Network Engineer This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructures, identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN technologies and IP routing protocols. It requires a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with related professional/military experience and an active DoD Secret clearance. The position is focused on network engineering within the defense sector. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Model-Based Engineering (MBE) CAD/PLM Tools This role focuses on the development and maturation of engineering tools, specifically CAD/PLM (Computer-Aided Design/Product Lifecycle Management), to support Model-Based Engineering (MBE) initiatives. The engineer will work on maturing the digital thread between engineering and manufacturing, documenting use cases, validating tool functionality, and creating training materials. The position requires a STEM degree and significant experience in design, analysis, or engineering tools development, with a preference for aerospace and experience with specific CAD/PLM software. | — | 0 |
| Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 2/3) Seeking a Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 2/3) to design, develop, and verify flight-critical management systems for aircraft. Responsibilities include defining system constraints, interfaces, and architecture, creating specifications, modeling, testing, and leading anomaly resolution. Requires a STEM degree and experience in subsystem integration, data bus architecture, system integrity analysis, or VMS architecture development. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Manager Programs 2 Manager, Programs Level 2 for Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector, supporting the Emerging Capabilities Development organization. The role focuses on leadership of Research and Development programs, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance, and developing multi-function capabilities throughout the program life cycle. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience or Master's with 6 years, demonstrated experience with RF Electronic Warfare systems, US Government proposal development, cross-functional teams, and leadership of tasks. A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Logistics Support 4 This role involves compiling and managing records for materials received, shipped, and in stock, expediting material flow, identifying and correcting shortages, and coordinating HAZMAT shipping and receiving services. It requires experience with production, procurement, and engineering departments, and serves as a primary shipping coordinator with DCMA. | — | 0 |
| Electromechanical Engineer (Level 1 OR 2) Electromechanical Engineer (Level 1 OR 2) at Northrop Grumman in Aurora, CO. Focuses on computer hardware design and integration, working with diverse electrical signals (power, RF, fiber optics). Involves hardware design, integration, functionality verification, system-level testing, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel Sr Principal Software Systems Engineer – 15182* Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Systems Engineer for the Sentinel program. The role involves software engineering, system design, requirements, testing, and integration of complex systems, with a focus on safety-critical functions and adherence to USAF Nuclear Surety and Cyber Certification standards. Experience with Agile, MBSE, and verification planning is required. | — | 0 |