AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Sr. Principal Level)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available\n\nCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes\n\nCLEARANCE TYPE: Secret\n\nTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time\n\n## Description\n\nAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people\u0027s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation\u0027s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work \u2014 and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they\u0027re making history.\n\nNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a AI Systems Engineer (Principal or Senior Principal Level) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in El Segundo, CA, or San Diego, CA.\n\nIn this role, you will incorporate AI into a system of system architecture and ensures the development of AI-enabled systems that meet stakeholders\u0027 mission needs.\n\nResponsibilities and Expectations:\n\n * Develops integration \u0026 test procedures, and verification and validation approaches; and develops system operations, sustainment, and maintenance plans and procedures.\n * Creates and analyzes models of a system, with the goals of increasing understanding and searching for incompleteness and inconsistency.\n * Adept at a range of AI development environments/tools (reuse, repository); expert/proficient with the environment being utilized.\n * Applies knowledge from various disciplines to architect and design systems; includes neuroscience, behavioral science, engineering (systems, electrical, mechanical), computer science (distributed computing/programming), philosophy/phenomenology, physics, and mathematics.\n * Uses emerging verification and validation approaches in addition to the traditional ones to test 1) multi-agent systems employing algorithms that produce ever-changing outcomes related to detection and decision, pattern recognition, and prediction, and 2) systems requirements definition for a new class of systems.\n * Follows best practices throughout the Engineering Life Cycle: Stakeholder requirements definition, functional decomposition, design synthesis, implementation, integration, test, verification \u0026 validation, operations, and sustainment.\n\n\n\nThis role may be filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal Level.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nAt the Principal Level:\n\n * Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master\u0027s Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience\n\n\n\nAt the Senior Principal Level:\n\n * Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master\u0027s Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience\n\n\n\nAt Both Levels:\n\n * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).\n * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.\n\n\n\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $137,800.00 - $206,800.00\n\nSecondary Level Salary Range: $172,100.00 - $258,100.00\n\nThe 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\u0027s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.\n\nDepending 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNorthrop 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.\n