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.
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).
Aerospace · Defense
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).
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| Staff Systems Administrator Staff Systems Administrator role at Northrop Grumman focusing on Linux and Windows administration, VMware, NAS storage, and cyber security support, requiring a Top Secret/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Principal Design Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Design Engineer with expertise in Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) fabrication. The role involves generating and maintaining design rules, performing design for manufacturing checks, generating PCB notes, calculating layer stack-ups, and utilizing CAD tools like Cadence Allegro and Valor NPI to create electronic data files for fabrication. The engineer will also serve as the main interface with CCA and PCB suppliers and understand technical theories of electrical and mechanical behavior of PCBs to influence layout decisions. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Principal PWB Design Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal PWB Design Engineer to plan, lay out, draw, and revise parts, assemblies, and fabrication engineering drawings for Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs) using computer-aided design tools like Cadence Allegro. The role involves calculating layer stack-ups, creating fabrication outputs, and interfacing with electrical and mechanical engineers to ensure proper component placement and routing for various circuit board types. The engineer will also incorporate change notices, check designs for manufacturability, and lead design reviews. A Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of experience or equivalent is required, along with experience in PCB design for fabrication and PWB layer stack-up for digital, RF, mixed signal, and power supply CCAs, and knowledge of DFM rules. A Secret security clearance is required. |
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| Hardware Engineer - Level 5 Hardware Engineer - Level 5 at Northrop Grumman, responsible for leading the architecture, design, integration, and deployment of large-scale SATCOM ground systems. The role involves serving as a mission engineer for end-to-end data-flow solutions, supporting cross-functional teams, overseeing procurement and testing of hardware components, controlling budgets, developing specifications, managing subcontractors, and maintaining vendor relationships. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience (or equivalent), an active U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance, and hands-on experience with real-time computer-in-the-loop (RTCIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) laboratories, SATCOM ground terminals, and server/storage/network technologies. Preferred qualifications include experience in satellite ground systems architecture, IT project management, and delivering to secure USG facilities. | — | 0 |
| Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer to plan and evolve processes and infrastructure for rapid capability maturation and deployment. The role involves integrating development pipelines with automation, test-driven development, and CI/CD frameworks. Responsibilities include defining and implementing build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards, ensuring SCM, code quality, and automated testing for CI/CD pipelines. The engineer will work within an Agile team to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management, build delivery environments, and create scripts for infrastructure automation. Collaboration with development teams for CI/CD systems, vendor support, system monitoring, and performance evaluation are also key aspects. A Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph is required. | — | 0 |
| DevOps Engineer DevOps Engineer responsible for planning and evolving processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment. Integrates development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks. Defines and implements build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards. Ensures implementation of SCM, code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for CI/CD pipelines. Works as part of an Agile development team to deliver end-to-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management framework. Builds and configures delivery environments supporting CD/CI tools using an Agile delivery methodology. Creates scripts and/or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks. Works closely with development teams to create an automated CI/CD system. Monitors and supports installed systems and infrastructure. Develops custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower human intervention time. Contributes to the design of information and operational support systems. Installs, configures, tests and maintains operating systems, application software and system management tools. Oversees security, backup, and redundancy strategies. Evaluates application performance, identifies bottlenecks, develops solutions, and implements them. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Earned Value Management Analyst to join their team in Melbourne, Florida. The role focuses on implementing and guiding Earned Value Management (EVM) processes, ensuring compliance with standards like ANSI/EIA-748, and providing training to program teams. Responsibilities include performance measurement, variance analysis, forecasting, baseline management, and supporting government reviews (DCMA, IBRs). The position requires a Secret clearance and experience with cost and schedule control tools. | — | 0 |
| Senior Principal Contract Administrator Senior Principal Contract Administrator role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing contracts for the Airborne Multifunction Sensors Division. Responsibilities include serving as a primary interface with customers on contractual issues, participating in proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and administration, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, and managing contract changes. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience or a Master's with 6 years, or 12 years of applied experience. A Secret security clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Final Assembly Inspector 4 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Final Assembly Inspector 4 at Whiteman AFB. Responsibilities include inspecting materials and components, using technical drawings and manufacturing instructions, and ensuring quality standards are met. Requires a Secret Clearance and experience in mechanical and/or inspection. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst This role is for a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on financial and administrative support for programs. It involves establishing work breakdown structures, assessing performance criteria, managing estimates to complete, supporting reporting, budget baselining, funding analysis, cost risk assessment, and participating in Earned Value Management System (EVMS) processes. The position requires a Secret clearance and experience with business systems and financial forecasting using EVMS. | — | 0 |
| Systems Administrator Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Administrator in Aurora, CO. The role involves performing Linux and Windows system administration, managing VMware technologies, NAS storage, and supporting the Cyber Security team. A Top Secret/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph is required. The position also requires IT experience and specific certifications. | — | 0 |
| Network Engineer (Level 2 OR 3) Northrop Grumman is seeking a Network Engineer (Level 2 OR 3) to design, plan, and troubleshoot network communication systems in a LAN/WAN environment. Responsibilities include selecting hardware and software, evaluating new technologies, and maintaining expertise in network interconnections. Requires Security+ certification and an active TS/SCI with a full-scope polygraph. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Network Engineer Senior Principal Network Engineer role at Northrop Grumman in Aurora, CO. Responsibilities include designing and planning network communication systems, troubleshooting network faults, selecting hardware and software, and maintaining expertise in network interconnections. Requires Security+ certification, an adjudicated full-scope polygraph, and travel. | — | 0 |
| Staff Network Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Network Engineer in Aurora, CO to design, plan, and troubleshoot network communication systems. The role involves selecting hardware and software, maintaining expertise in network interconnections, and evaluating new technologies. Candidates must have an active TS/SCI with a full-scope polygraph and Security+ certification. | — | 0 |
| Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Level 3 or 4 Reliability & Maintainability Engineer for Ground Weapons System (GWS) program, supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Responsibilities include developing reliability and maintainability products, performing FMECA analysis, and verifying RAM requirements. Requires a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sr Staff Engineer - Network Systems Architect Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer - Network Systems Architect to lead their Network Emulation and Research Development team. The role involves research in proliferated space mesh networking, building emulated network architectures, and applying networking standards to space-ground networks. Requires deep knowledge of OSI layers 2-6, SD-WAN, SDN, cloud infrastructures, and various CPU/GPU architectures. The position requires an active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI. | — | 0 |
| Sentinel - Manager Project Management 2 (18748) Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Manager Project Management 2 for the Sentinel program in Roy, UT. This role supports the PE&O team, focusing on Program Increment planning, cost and schedule management, employee SAP access, external partner onboarding, meeting coordination, and defining processes and procedures. The candidate will collaborate across organizations, serve as an assignment manager, and act as a liaison with staff and senior leaders. Responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, managing calendars, generating correspondence, maintaining files, planning meetings, leading employee SAP access, developing relationships, serving as a subject-matter expert, improving processes, delivering briefings, ensuring project completion on schedule and within budget, providing solutions to complex problems, identifying opportunities for change, navigating ambiguity, building relationships, and coordinating with various teams and databases. The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience (or Master's with 6 years), an active Secret security clearance with SAP approval, experience in project management/execution/closeout, understanding of EVMS, executive presence, strong customer relationships, and experience with Active Risk Management portfolios. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst to provide financial and administrative support and analysis for program requirements. The role involves Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks, including establishing Work Breakdown Structure, maintaining performance baselines, estimating costs to complete, and supporting reporting requirements. The analyst will also perform budget baselines, funding analysis, cost risk assessment, and prepare government cost performance reports. Experience with financial systems, EVMS principles, and cost performance reporting/analysis is required. The position requires an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Principal Voice Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Voice Engineer with experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Cisco voice solutions, including VoIP, VTC, and unified communications systems. The role involves developing dial plans, configuring Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE), supporting VTC systems, monitoring voice/video quality, performing system upgrades, and troubleshooting complex voice-related issues. The position requires a Master's degree with 6 years of experience or equivalent, a current IAT Level II certification, and a Secret security clearance. Experience with LAN/WAN, Cisco hardware, and excellent problem-solving skills are necessary. | — | 0 |
| Manager Mission Assurance 1 Manager for Mission Assurance team at Northrop Grumman, supporting the US Navy's MK-48 IMA. Responsibilities include managing the quality team, overseeing technical publications, audits, training, and continuous process improvement within a government facility. | — | 0 |
| Staff Engineer - Guidance Navigation Controls Staff Engineer role focused on the design, development, implementation, verification, and testing of Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) systems for manned and unmanned air vehicles. Responsibilities include developing control laws, simulation models, and analyzing flight test data, with a strong emphasis on fixed-wing aircraft dynamics and control principles. Requires a STEM degree and significant experience in GNC, MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++/Python, along with a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Engineer Propulsion This role involves performing mechanical design of structural components and functional systems, applying engineering techniques, and guiding junior engineers. It requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM with at least 8 years of experience, proficiency in Siemens NX, and the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance. Experience with propulsion components is preferred. | — | 0 |
| (SkillBridge) Program Cost Control Analyst - Finance - Level 2 or 3 This is a SkillBridge Program internship for a Program Cost Control Analyst in Finance at Northrop Grumman. The role involves supporting missions critical to national and global security by preparing budgets and schedules, performing financial analyses, monitoring costs, and ensuring adequate funding. | — | 0 |
| Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - Level 3 or Level 4 This role is for a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst at Northrop Grumman. The analyst will perform detailed schedule, resource, work, and cost analysis for multiple programs, make recommendations, and interface with various teams. Key responsibilities include preparing and coordinating the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), implementing scheduling best practices (DCMA 14-point, IPMR DI-MGMT-81861, EVMS, Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis), and conducting reviews. The position requires a Top-Secret clearance and experience with scheduling software. | — | 0 |
| Principal OR Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Vehicle Subsystems & Integration Electrical Engineer role focused on aircraft subsystem development, including electrical design, analysis, requirements, and troubleshooting for systems like power generation and distribution. Requires a Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Power Supply Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Power Supply Engineer to join their Mission Systems sector. This role involves full life-cycle product development for power supply architectures in systems like radio frequency electronic warfare, infrared countermeasures, and embedded control systems. Responsibilities include designing high-efficiency switch-mode power supplies, subsystem/module circuit designs, and ensuring regulatory compliance to DoD standards. The engineer will work with various technologies and interfaces, from concept to production, including simulation, laboratory verification, and formal qualification. A Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 2 years of experience or a Master's degree is required, along with experience in switch-mode power supply design, prototyping, and debugging. A Secret security clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Electrical and Environmental Product Trainer or Principal Product Trainer Develops and delivers training curriculum for aircraft Electrical and Environmental systems, utilizing Instructional Systems Development (ISD) framework. Requires hands-on aircraft maintenance experience and the ability to create training materials, assessments, and collaborate with subject matter experts. The role focuses on ensuring effective learning and maintaining up-to-date technical information for training programs. | — | 0 |
| Systems Engineer - Level 2 or Level 3 Systems Engineer for Northrop Grumman's Space Systems division in Aurora, CO. Responsibilities include system integration, verification, validation, and managing the conversion of requirements into system solutions. The role involves developing and releasing systems engineering artifacts, collaborating with engineering groups, and participating in development milestones. Requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and a STEM degree with relevant experience. | — | 0 |
| Principal Configuration Analyst Principal Configuration Analyst role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on planning and coordinating project documentation, analyzing design changes, interpreting deliverable requirements, and managing supplier data. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering or Configuration Data Management, or equivalent experience, and an active US Government Secret or higher clearance with SAP eligibility. | — | 0 |
| Director Business Development 1 Director of Business Development for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, focusing on managing key aerospace and defense prime customer accounts. The role involves end-to-end account management, strategic agenda setting, pipeline generation, and serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership. Requires deep knowledge of defense sector acquisition processes and strong communication skills. | — | 0 |
| Senior Principal Engineer - Guidance Navigation Controls Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer specializing in Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) for manned and unmanned air vehicles. The role involves researching, designing, developing, implementing, and testing GNC algorithms and software, including control laws, simulation models, and autonomy functions. The position requires experience with flight dynamics, control systems, MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, Python, and a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal or Senior Principal Program Cost Schedule & Control Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Program Cost Schedule & Control Analyst to provide financial and administrative support and analysis for programs. The role involves Earned Value Management (EVM), establishing Work Breakdown Structure, assessing performance, supporting reporting, and maintaining cost/schedule integration. Responsibilities include financial forecasting, variance analysis, and leadership of other analysts. | — | 0 |
| Principal or Sr Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst This role is for a Principal or Senior Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst at Northrop Grumman. The primary responsibilities include preparing, developing, and coordinating integrated master plans and schedules, ensuring horizontal and vertical integration across functional groups, tracking plans, performing risk analysis, and resolving conflicts. The role requires intermediate to advanced skills in MS Project and experience with Earned Value Management (EVM). A Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst This role is for a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting the Material Cost Management organization. The primary responsibilities involve 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. The analyst will prepare month-end reports, develop and review Estimates at Completion (EACs), manage cost and schedule baselines for subcontracts and general procurement, and conduct variance analysis. The role requires experience with financial systems, EVMS, and Microsoft Office, with a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience. An active DoD Secret clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| GNC Engineer: Algorithms (GPI Program) Level 3 or 4 (Chandler) Northrop Grumman is seeking a GNC Engineer to design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms and simulation tools for guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of various vehicles. The role involves performing navigation functions, formulating guidance equations, and designing control systems, with a focus on digital signal processing and Kalman filtering using C++, MATLAB, and Python in a Linux environment. Security clearance is required. | — | 0 |
| Non-Destructive Testing Technician Technician role focused on Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for defense applications, requiring Australian citizenship and baseline clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal or Sr. Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst This role is for a Principal or Sr. Principal Program Cost & Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting for defense contracts. The position requires experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), financial systems, and Microsoft Office, with a strong emphasis on cost and schedule control within a government contracting environment. A Secret clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Space Assembly Integration and Test (AI&T) IPT Lead - Staff Engineer Systems Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) process for space-based RADAR payloads. This role involves overseeing the entire AI&T lifecycle, ensuring payloads meet performance and quality standards, and managing multidisciplinary teams. The position requires a strong technical background in RF sensor system integration and testing, leadership experience, and an active Top Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst This role is for a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting the Cost Management organization. The primary responsibilities involve Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks, including establishing Work Breakdown Structures, maintaining performance criteria, estimating costs to complete, and supporting reporting requirements. The analyst will also perform financial forecasting, budget baseline management, and variance analysis using various financial systems and tools. A Secret clearance and experience with EVMS are required. | — | 0 |
| Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3/4 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer to support a high-volume, high-mix production environment for composite aerospace components. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, troubleshooting production issues, implementing process improvements, and authoring/auditing electronic work instructions. Requires a STEM Bachelor's degree and relevant engineering experience, with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Configuration Analyst - Level 2 or 3 Northrop Grumman is seeking a Configuration Analyst (Level 2 or 3) to support configuration and data management activities. Responsibilities include managing product baselines, processing change requests, preparing certification data packages, and ensuring contractual compliance. The role requires a Secret security clearance and experience in a regulated industry. | — | 0 |
| Electrical Subsystem Wiring Design Engineer - (Level 2/3) Electrical Subsystem Wiring Design Engineer for Northrop Grumman, focusing on designing aircraft EWIS schematics, selecting components, and ensuring EMI shielding and separation requirements. Requires a STEM degree, experience in aircraft subsystems design, and a Secret security clearance. | — | 0 |
| Full-stack Software Engineer Level 3 or 4 Full-stack Software Engineer role at Northrop Grumman supporting the Advanced Battle Management System. Requires Java development, containerized architecture experience (Docker, Kubernetes), and Agile methodologies. Active Top Secret clearance is mandatory. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal DevOps Engineer (26-204) Sr Principal DevOps Engineer role supporting the C2BMC program on the Nutanix platform. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and managing hyperconverged cloud infrastructure, developing automated deployment scripts using Ansible or Terraform, collaborating on CI/CD pipelines, and designing automation solutions with Bash, Python, Ansible, and PowerShell. Requires a Top Secret clearance and IAT Level II or higher certification. | — | 0 |
| Business Development and Capture Manager - Aircraft Sustainment Northrop Grumman Australia is seeking a Business Development and Capture Manager for Aircraft Sustainment. This strategic role focuses on shaping future investments in air sustainment and modernization over the next decade. The ideal candidate will identify gaps, develop early-stage ideas into credible projects, and leverage their defense and industry network. The role requires deep air-domain experience and the ability to translate concepts into business cases. It offers a pathway to senior leadership and requires Australian citizenship and a secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Sr Principal Aeronautical Engineer Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer with expertise in hydraulics to serve as a subject matter expert and lead improvement initiatives for the hydraulics subsystem. The role involves supplier management, system analysis, documentation, and technical brief presentations. Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM, 8 years of experience, and an active Top Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
| Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4 Systems Engineer for Northrop Grumman's GMD Weapon System (GWS) Fire Control (GFC) product, focusing on algorithm development and analysis for a missile defense system. The role involves implementing and assessing new capabilities and algorithms that are critical to the system's performance, working within an Agile Scrum team on a large codebase. | — | 0 |
| Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (Level 3) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements. This role involves extensive Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks, including establishing work breakdown structures, maintaining performance baselines, managing estimates to complete, and supporting reporting requirements. The analyst will also perform budget baselines, funding analysis, cost risk analysis, and prepare government cost performance reports. Experience with financial systems, EVMS principles, and cost performance reporting/analysis is required. The role requires a Top Secret clearance and experience in government contracting with EVM. | — | 0 |
| Principal or Sr. Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst This role is for a Principal or Sr. Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst at Northrop Grumman, supporting the Material Cost Management organization. The primary focus is on implementing and managing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) for Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Control Account Managers (CAMs), ensuring compliance with DOD EVMS guidelines. Responsibilities include preparing financial reports, developing Estimates at Completion (EACs), managing cost and schedule baselines, and performing variance analysis. The role requires experience with EVMS, financial systems (SAP, Cobra), and Microsoft Office, along with an active DoD Secret clearance. | — | 0 |
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