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# Principal / Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Redondo Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $114,000.0 - $171,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microprocessors, FlexNet Publisher, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux System Administration, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Tools, Samba (Software), SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Tape Libraries, Network Switches, SUSE Linux, Firewalls (Computer Science), Computer Equipment
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3355969919&tx=JK1509FFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Computer Hardware Engineer level 3 or a Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer level 4

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Computer Hardware Engineer (level 3):

 * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
 * Prior professional experience constructing and maintaining computer hardware racks and workstations for unclassified and classified environments.
 * Prior professional experience with software loading and administration of racked systems.
 * Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve configuration issues related to the use of various software tools.
 * Prior professional experience with the installation and configuration of network switches and firewalls.
 * Working familiarity with Linux system administration.
 * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer (level 4):

 * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
 * Prior professional experience constructing and maintaining computer hardware racks and workstations for unclassified and classified environments.
 * Prior professional experience with software loading and administration of racked systems.
 * Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve configuration issues related to the use of various software tools.
 * Prior professional experience with the installation and configuration of network switches and firewalls.
 * Working familiarity with Linux system administration.
 * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both a Principal and Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer:

 * Familiarity with configuration and administration of SUSE Linux, LDAP, and Samba.
 * Familiarity with Lynx OS real-time software.
 * Familiarity with LDRA and Coverity security scanning tools.
 * Experience setting up FlexLM license manager servers.
 * Experience selecting needed hardware and software from vendors and working with a purchasing department to acquire the identified products.

## Description

The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining computer system hardware racks and workstations that are used by the F-35 software developers to accomplish their software development and delivery tasks., * Build rack mounted and workstation HPE systems using available frames and motherboards, CPUs, memory, and disks.

 * Design, construct, and maintain computer racks consisting of HPE systems, switches and firewalls, tape libraries, and other needed peripherals in a professional manner for both classified and unclassified environments.
 * Design and implement safe networking strategies between the enterprise network and our F35 project network, and among the various developer workstations.
 * Load and configure all rack-mounted systems and peripherals and developer workstations per project requirements.
 * Produce professional drawings of the F35 developer network.
 * Investigate, install, and maintain other software products as required.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment


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