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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Principal Engineer - Product Support in San Diego, CA; Palmdale, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 5 years of experience, first listed on November 13. The advertised pay is $103,600–$155,400 a year. The description mentions Statistics and SAP. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 10 of them in San Diego, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 76 Software & IT openings in San Diego, CA today; the typical one asks for 7 years and advertises about $196,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Northrop Grumman advertises $103,600 to $155,400 a year, a midpoint of $129,500 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 94% of the 1,279 software & IT jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $213,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 20 states. Most are in software & IT (72), operations (20) and engineering & mfg (9). The biggest locations are Palmdale, CA (16), Roy, UT (12) and San Diego, CA (11). 2% of them are remote, 7% are open to entry-level candidates and 98% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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's 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 — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.*Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation*
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be full time in the office and located in San Diego, CA (preferred) or Palmdale, CA.
Successful candidates will be ready to analyze current inventory effectiveness using statistical analysis, account for various changing configurations, and apply probability-based analytics to optimize recommendations and maximize positive impacts to key performance indicators. Previous experience in aviation and defense programs, familiarity with Monte Carlo simulations, and aptitude for project management and communication are critical skills for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
Key aspects include organization and self-drive to gather required information, work with stakeholders, and provide analyses and presentations regarding:
- Perform engineering analyses to review field performance information and optimize for supportability.
- Support the program in designing for maintainability and availability.
- Collaborate with design engineers to ensure proposed changes maintain baseline requirements but improve intended metrics.
- Collaborate with program leadership and Supply/Support Hardware to support customer objectives in optimizing goods movement/placement, procurement priorities, and highlight risks and opportunities for procurement vs. engineering updates.
- Brief leadership and customer on the latest status, analyses results, primary drivers, recommended actions, and help needed.
- Potential placement in Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) & Maintenance Planning, Modeling & Simulation (ModSim), Support Equipment Engineering (SEE), Prognostics & Health Management (PHM), Supportable Low Observables (SLO), Obsolescence Management.
We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of engineering experience in a professional environment; OR Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline and 3 years of engineering experience in a professional environment; OR PhD in a (STEM) discipline and 1 year of engineering experience in a professional environment.
- Must have the ability to Obtain a US Government Top Secret Clearance.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Willing and able to travel up to 25%.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current active in-scope US Government Top Secret Clearance with Special Program Access.
- Previous project management experience.
- Experience with Tempo, VMetric, or EDCAS in a professional environment.
- Experience with MAAF or LCOM.
- Experience with data mining techniques.
- Relevant experience in adjacent logistics support elements such as Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) & Maintenance Planning, Modeling & Simulation (ModSim), Support Equipment Engineering (SEE), Prognostics & Health Management (PHM), Supportable Low Observables (SLO), Obsolescence Management, Training & Training Systems, Technical Data, Support Hardware, Fleet & Field Support, and Product Support Management.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00The 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.USA Jobs 24 copied this listing from Northrop Grumman's official careers site on November 13, 2026 and checked it again November 13, 5:17 AM ET. Northrop Grumman will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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