Jobs at Northrop Grumman

Develops and supports government proposals for the Targeting and Survivability Pricing and Estimating team. Responsibilities include preparing compliant proposals, presenting recommendations, creating certified cost and pricing data packages, and supporting audits and customer negotiations. Requires experience in pricing, finance, contracts, or business operations; advanced Excel and ProPricer experience are preferred. The role is on-site in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, involves 10% travel, and requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Supports component engineering and product follow activities for EEE and mechanical hardware on the Sentinel program. Responsibilities include creating component specifications, selecting and qualifying parts, managing PLM records, reviewing CMRs, ECs, BOM errors, and drawings, and coordinating issue resolution across design, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and subcontractors. The role also supports failure analysis, procurement requirements, producibility, reliability, and component changes.

Leads a Systems Engineering group of 10–15 engineers while performing technical program work. Oversees SEIT processes, cost, schedule, technical quality, staffing, employee development, and milestone reviews. Leads Chief Engineers responsible for CONOPS, mission analysis, requirements allocation, interface definition, architectural design, and descriptive modeling. Collaborates with engineering functions, program offices, and customers on defense systems, while supporting MBSE, product line architecture, and Agile initiatives.

Manages assigned government and commercial contracts through proposal development, negotiations, administration, compliance, customer communications, contract changes, deliverables, invoicing, and risk mitigation. Reviews contractual terms, maintains contract data, supports financial goals, and serves as a primary customer interface. The role requires managing multiple concurrent tasks, meeting tight deadlines, briefing stakeholders, and supporting high-visibility defense programs.

Manages commercial and government contracts across proposal preparation, negotiation, administration, customer communications, compliance, deliverables, invoicing, and risk mitigation. Reviews contractual terms, supports financial goals, maintains contract records, manages changes, and ensures fulfillment of customer and company requirements. The role works closely with program management and customers in a complex, deadline-driven defense environment.

Conducts cybersecurity audits, continuous monitoring, system and network assessments, security testing, and compliance analyses for classified information systems. Supports Assessment and Authorization activities, Risk Management Framework documentation, security control validation, risk mitigation, government policy implementation, inspections, and audits. The role is fully onsite in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, requires a current Top Secret/SCI clearance, and may require Special Access Program access and a counterintelligence polygraph.

Administer and maintain Windows systems across multiple classified networks, including installation, patching, monitoring, configuration management, Group Policy, backups, recovery, security auditing, and troubleshooting. Collaborate with engineering, networking, cybersecurity, desktop, and project teams; manage documentation, compliance, system testing, and customer support. The role requires on-site work, a current Top Secret/SCI clearance, IAT II certification, and eligibility for Special Access Programs and a CI polygraph.

Leads manufacturing engineering operations for a material evaluation lab, preventative maintenance team, and test equipment tracking group. Manages engineers and technicians, prioritizes technical work, oversees equipment calibration and lab throughput, owns budgets and earned value responsibilities, establishes KPIs, drives continuous improvement, and collaborates with manufacturing, quality, design engineering, and program teams. Requires production manufacturing experience, project leadership, and eligibility for a DoD clearance.

Designs, implements, secures, and sustains classified network environments spanning Azure and AWS Government Secret Clouds, air-gapped enclaves, and enterprise infrastructure. Responsibilities include LAN/WAN administration, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, encryption, segmentation, troubleshooting, capacity planning, accreditation support, documentation, and incident response. The role collaborates with cybersecurity, cloud, systems, and program teams, supports secure mission connectivity, and requires on-site work, after-hours support, equipment handling, and a current Secret clearance.

Provides administrative and logistical support to an operating unit director and program management staff. Responsibilities include calendar management, meeting and event coordination, travel arrangements, expense reporting, document preparation, reporting, visitor processing, mail handling, office supply purchasing, and support for program management reviews and special projects.

Designs and develops FPGA-based digital subsystems for RF, EO/IR, electronic warfare, targeting, communications, and sensor products. Responsibilities span FPGA architecture, synthesizable RTL coding, verification, simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, hardware integration, qualification, production support, and troubleshooting. Collaborates with systems, software, hardware, and test teams while resolving complex design and integration issues. The role is full-time, on-site in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and requires a Secret clearance before starting.

Designs and documents ruggedized electronic equipment for military applications. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, complex assembly design, drafting, tolerance stack-ups, drawing creation, documentation updates, configuration control, and library part creation. The role collaborates with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering teams and supports manufacturing-driven designs involving machining, welding, sheet metal, casting, and 3D printing. The position is full-time, on-site, and requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Designs and develops FPGA-based digital subsystems for advanced RF and EO/IR products. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, FPGA architecture, RTL coding, testbench development, verification, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, hardware integration, qualification, production support, and troubleshooting. The engineer collaborates with systems, software, hardware, and test teams while supporting high-speed interfaces, signal processing, embedded processing, and processor interfaces. This is a full-time, on-site role requiring U.S. citizenship and an interim Secret clearance before start.

Manages technical, financial, schedule, and performance aspects of assigned electro-optical/infrared programs. Leads cross-functional teams, interfaces with internal and external customers, manages program reviews, develops performance metrics, oversees budgets and baselines, and mitigates risks and dependencies. The role requires coordination across engineering, manufacturing, production, and supply chain environments, along with responsibility for program strategy, compliance, reporting, and successful execution.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes for electro-optical systems, lasers, infrared sensors, and fiber-optic equipment. Responsibilities include fixture design, process validation, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, production support, technical documentation, supplier issue resolution, and performance metric analysis. Applies Lean and Six Sigma methods to improve efficiency and reduce costs while supporting manufacturing technicians and sustaining defense-related sensor systems.

Leads sector-wide hardware engineering discipline execution across multiple sites and organizations. Establishes common processes, standards, tools, metrics, audits, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Guides hardware development lifecycle execution, supports technical reviews, coordinates subject-matter experts, develops talent, and drives cost, schedule, quality, and performance outcomes. Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and program management teams while leading a geographically distributed engineering team.

Leads Integration and Test Engineering discipline execution across multiple sites and organizations. Establishes common processes, standards, tools, metrics, and oversight methods; drives continuous improvement, audits, corrective actions, talent development, and engineering transformation. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and program management teams to improve cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality outcomes. Manages or influences geographically distributed engineering teams and supports strategic planning, reviews, and organizational change.

Manages the West Coast contracts setup group, overseeing contract entry and modifications in SAP, staff across multiple campuses, metrics reporting, training, data integrity, peer-review audits, and contract-related actions. Collaborates with contract and business management teams, supports internal customers, and provides staff guidance. Requires contracts administration expertise in a FAR/DFARS environment, leadership experience, strong communication, and U.S. citizenship.

Leads organizational change management and deployment across enterprise-wide manufacturing transformation initiatives. Responsibilities include developing ADKAR-based change strategies, integrated roadmaps, stakeholder and leadership engagement plans, communications, training architecture, resource planning, and execution oversight. Partners with Talent, Organizational Effectiveness, Communications, and Learning teams to drive adoption and measurable outcomes across multiple projects. Requires project management experience, U.S. citizenship, and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Leads a cybersecurity team supporting classified systems and secure enclaves. Oversees assessment and authorization, security testing, compliance with government policies, risk analysis, audits, corrective actions, documentation, and inspections. Manages process tailoring, security requirements, and coordination with executives, program management, customers, and accrediting authorities. The role is full-time onsite in Rolling Meadows, Illinois and requires a Top Secret clearance, Security+ certification, and eligibility for Special Access Programs.