Sr. Principal Digital Integration and Test Engineer

Ensures the PSE meets performance, functional, interface and requirements before delivery to Payload level.

Develop PSE integration plan and procedures.

Coordinating with ECA designers and systems to ensure test readiness

Manage integration of HW/SW and FW at the PSE level

Coordinating with the Test Equipment Team.

Develop and execute detailed test procedures to verify functionality and interfaces.

Participate in design reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and formal verification activities.

Support payload level integration with higher level assemblies and tests.

FlatSat Planning for PSE.

Assist Integrated Product team lead with test plan development, I&T schedule development, resources requirements and risk management

Coordinating with ECA designers and systems engineers to ensure test readiness

Manage integration of HW/SW and FW at the next higher assembly level

Coordinating with the Test Equipment Team.

Develop and execute detailed test procedures to verify functionality and interfaces.

Work with members of multi-functional teams to develop innovative solutions

Clear and effective communication to cross-functional team members

Documentation of test procedures and reports

Interpret & influence higher level system I&T requirements

Document I&T specifications for internal and external development teams

Evaluate and mitigate technical risk of I&T system requirements and implementations

HW troubleshooting/debug skills and ability to read/understand electrical schematics

Work with lab resource team and network administrator to define lab requirements and develop lab setup

The selected candidate will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings. The candidate is expected to be self-motivated, highly organized, and detail oriented and possess effective verbal and written communication skills. This position is in Linthicum, MD with easy access to the major cities of Baltimore to the north and Washington DC to the south. This position will require the candidate to be 100% on site.
Engineer Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM-related discipline with 8 years of relevant engineering experience (6+ years with MS degree; or 3+ years with PhD)

Experience with the use of various FPGAs or the development of HDL (Verilog and VHDL) code within the corresponding Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

U.S. Citizenship required

No Clearance required to start, but must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top-Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as technical lead or other similar leadership role with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Experience translating customer requirements and/or functional block diagrams into realized I&T test plans, procedures or test scripts.

Fluency with developing and executing technical development plans

Basic understanding of the Design, Manufacturing, and Test process

Problem-solving experience in a team environment

Active TS/SCI

Digital test and Digital test requirements development experience

Deep technical skills covering subsystem (box/LRU level), ASIC, FPGA and/or board design and troubleshooting skills

Embedded networking or high-speed protocols experience (Ethernet, PCIe, Interlaken, InfiniBand, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to analyze and troubleshoot RF subsystems, complex mixed-signal ECAs and RF modules using schematics, component design documents, and basic lab test equipment.

Ability to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficulty.

Basic understanding of the Design, Manufacturing, and Test process.

Exhibit intermediate to expert proficiency with industry standard RF/Microwave modeling, simulation and printed circuit board design tools (e.g. ANSYS HFSS/Maxwell, CST Microwave, Eagleware/Genesys, Keysight ADS, Xpedition, Altium, FEKO, TICRA)

Interest in mentoring/teaching/growing junior engineers

Some signal processing familiarity

Experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python or Perl

Experience Integrating a system containing digital hardware, software and firmware

Ability to multi-task and apply good time management

Primary Level Salary Range: $144,200.00 - $216,400.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Client-provided location(s): Linthicum Heights, MD

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10210555

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-10-09T20:18:22