Principal Bit Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Bit Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

This role is for a Principal/Senior Principal BIT Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman, focusing on Built-In-Test (BIT) systems for MLSS business units. The engineer will apply systems engineering knowledge to ensure BIT functions operate effectively, derive BIT requirements, design fault detection modes, evaluate modeling and analysis, understand sensor hardware, lead software development (C++/Python), define system performance requirements, verify embedded BIT implementation, produce documentation, and engage in system integration and testing. Requires a Secret clearance and experience with MATLAB, C/C++ code review, and sensor simulations for RF sensors (RADAR, SIGINT, EW).

What you'd actually do

  1. Verifying that BIT Mode functions and systems operate effectively, ensuring errors are captured, corrected, or compensated for without impacting sensor performance.
  2. Derive BIT requirements
  3. Design of the BIT and Fault Isolation/Detection mode(s)
  4. Evaluating the effectiveness of modeling and analysis
  5. Gaining a deep understanding of Sensors Hardware capabilities

Skills

Required

  • Systems engineering
  • MATLAB for Data Analysis
  • Sensor simulations for RF sensors
  • Integration and test of RADAR, SIGINT, or EW systems
  • Reviewing C/C++ code
  • C++
  • Python

Nice to have

  • Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineer, or Mathematics
  • Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or higher

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Clearance
  • Secret Clearance
  • Secret Clearance