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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer Signals Processing - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** McClellan Park, CA, United States - **Salary:** $91,800.0 - $137,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Beamforming, C++ (Programming Language), Signals Intelligence, Nvidia CUDA, DevOps, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Signal Processing, Software Requirements Analysis, Containerization, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Front End Software Development, Docker, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/6546F55858ED4F6EB1EF0D4E1A107CD1/job/ ## About the Role * BS in STEM degree with 2 years relevant experience; or MS degree in a STEM field * Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with SCI clearance. * Must have a command on core communications systems engineering concepts to perform analysis, devise requirements for and implement the signal processing algorithms. * Domain Expertise: Understanding tactical SIGINT operations, military capabilities, and geolocation concepts. * Requirements Translation: Ability to convert complex operational needs into technical system requirements * DSP Fundamentals: Understanding of modulation/demodulation, FFT/spectral analysis, filtering (FIR/IIR), resampling, channelization, and detection/estimation theory. * SIGINT/RF Expertise: Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR), RF front-ends, IQ data, geolocation techniques (DF/beamforming), and signal characterization * Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance., * BS degree in STEM with 5 years relevant experience; or MS degree in STEM field with 3 years of related experience; or PhD in STEM field with 1 year of related experience * Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with SCI clearance. * Domain Expertise: Understanding tactical SIGINT operations, military capabilities, and geolocation concepts. * Requirements Translation: Ability to convert complex operational needs into technical system requirements * DSP Fundamentals: Understanding of modulation/demodulation, FFT/spectral analysis, filtering (FIR/IIR), resampling, channelization, and detection/estimation theory. * SIGINT/RF Fundamentals: Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR), RF front-ends, IQ data, geolocation techniques (DF/beamforming), and signal characterization * Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance, * Active Top Secret with SCI clearance. * Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) * Practical experience or coursework in programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Python. * Experience with simulating and processing RF communications in GNU Radio. * Agile/DevOps: Experience in Agile software development and containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes for deploying SIGINT applications * GPU Acceleration: Demonstrated experience with CUDA for algorithm optimization * Active TS with SCI clearance ## Description * Perform architecture trades, design analysis, and performance modeling * Provide engineering support for hardware development efforts. * Design detection and characterization algorithms for Radio Frequency communication signals * Implement detection and characterization algorithms * Test signal processing algorithms and receivers in a lab environment. * Design, test, and produce detection, characterization, and geolocation algorithms. * Support the deployment of core products on new platforms (e.g., manned aircraft, drones, ships, etc.). 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