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Flight Sciences Integrator - Aeronautical Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

El Segundo, CA

$79,300–$137,600 / year

Experience in Air Vehicle Flight Sciences and Controls program execution within an integrated product team environment that aligns to a technical background in a specific FS discipline area, such as Mass Properties, Loads & Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), Vehicle Management Systems (VMS), Aerodynamics, Performance, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Configuration, or Propulsion. The Engineer Aeronautical/ Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Flight Sciences Integration candidate will work closely with the Flight Sciences Discipline Process Technical Owner (DPTO) to deliver Sector wide technical discipline capabilities for processes, tools, and training within the Flight Sciences discipline.

30+ days ago

Principal Manufacturing Engineer- Payloads Varda Space Industries Inc

El Segundo, CA

$181,913–$232,444 / year

This role demands both technical breadth and meticulous process discipline: you will interface with external payload customers, internal design teams, and the vehicle integration team to ensure every payload is ready to fly. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital.

26 days ago

Principal / Senior Principal Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Woodland Hills, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of hands-on software development experience; Masters in STEM with 6 years of hands-on software development experience; PhD in STEM with 4 years of hands-on software development experience. Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of hands-on software development experience; Masters in STEM with 3 years of hands-on software development experience; PhD in STEM with 1 year of hands-on software development experience.

30+ days ago

Principal OR Sr. Principal Guidance Navigation Controls Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

El Segundo, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal GNC Engineer: Bachelor''s degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 8 years of relevant, professional engineering experience; OR Master's degree in a related STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant, professional engineering experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant, professional engineering experience. Basic Qualifications for Principal GNC Engineer: Bachelor''s degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 5 years of relevant, professional engineering experience; OR Master's degree in a related STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant, professional engineering experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM discipline with 1 year of relevant, professional engineering experience.

30+ days ago

Principal/Sr. Principal Structural Design Engineer (Active Secret) Northrop Grumman Corp

Redondo Beach, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Collaborate closely with stress, manufacturing, M&P, and test teams to define design requirements, establish structural load paths, develop CAD models, and produce engineering drawings for flight and structural‑test articles. Basic Qualifications - Principal Structural Design Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of engineering experience or Master's degree in STEM with 3+ years of engineering experience or Ph.

13 days ago

Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer (C++ and TS Clearance) Northrop Grumman Corp

Woodland Hills, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Implement software-systems, applications, and architectures that leverage techniques to support achieving increased modularity, scalability, and reliability, while also maintaining precision, accuracy, and speed to meet performance requirements. This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance and to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management.

13 days ago

Principal or Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Landing Gear) Northrop Grumman Corp

El Segundo, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of related experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline with 6 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 4 years of related experience. Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline with 5 years of related experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 1 year of related experience.

30+ days ago

Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Woodland Hills, CA

$125,300–$187,900 / year

Applying classical signal/image processing algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms to large sets of structured and unstructured data to solve a broad range of problems that include applications in pattern recognition, target detection and tracking, and false alarm mitigation. In this position you will develop and prototype new algorithms or enhancements to existing algorithms, refine the algorithms on the program database, and work in close collaboration with software engineers who implement the algorithms in configured software products.

30+ days ago

Principal / Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Redondo Beach, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

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. 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.

30+ days ago

Principal / Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Woodland Hills, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 8 years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 6 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 4 years of Engineering experience. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Navigation Systems Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 3 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 1 years of Engineering experience.

13 days ago

Principal Software Engineer/Sr. Principal Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Azusa, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

The Western Region Software Engineering organization comprises over 800 highly skilled professionals, including Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Database Administrators, and Network Engineers, at all levels-ranging from early-career engineers to senior chief engineers and architects. Basic Qualifications - Principal Software Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor''s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of software or relevant engineering experience; Master''s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of stated experience; Ph.

13 days ago

Principal or Senior Principal Guidance Navigation Controls (GNC) Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

El Segundo, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for Principal Guidance Navigation Controls Engineer: Bachelor''s degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM with 1 year of relevant experience. Principal Guidance Navigation Controls Engineer: Bachelor''s degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 9 years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 7 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM with 4 years of relevant experience.

30+ days ago

Principal or Sr. Principal Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

El Segundo, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal GNC Engineer: Bachelor''s Degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline with 8 years of relevant experience; OR a Master''s Degree in a related STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in related STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant experience. Basic Qualifications for Principal GNC Engineer: Bachelor''s Degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; OR a Master''s Degree in a related STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in related STEM discipline with 1 year of relevant experience.

30+ days ago

Principal / Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Redondo Beach, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Principal Configuration Management Engineer level 4. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Configuration Management 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. Principal Configuration Management 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.

30+ days ago

Principal Product Quality Engineer Epirus Inc

Torrance, CA

$139,300–$160,000 / year

ITAR REQUIREMENTS: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. You''ll partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management teams to deliver robust, reliable, and mission-ready products that meet the demanding requirements of defense applications.

30+ days ago

Principal / Sr Principal Product Support Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

El Segundo, CA

$114,000–$213,400 / year

Must have experience in the Integrated Logistics Elements: Reliability & Maintainability, Prognostic Health Management, Modeling & Simulation, Obsolescence Management, Fleet & Field Support, Support Equipment Engineering, Logistics Support Analysis, Supportable Low Observables, Support Hardware, and/or Technical Publications and Training. Basic Qualifications for Sr Principal Project Management (level 4): Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.

29 days ago

Principal or Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design and Integration Northrop Grumman Corp

Redondo Beach, CA

$114,000–$171,000 / year

Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master''s Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 1 year of related experience. Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master''s Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 4 years of related experience.

30+ days ago

Principal Software Engineer Code for America Labs Inc

Remote

$143,884–$176,138 / year

Principal Software Engineers pair deep technical expertise with cross-team influence - setting technical direction and best practices across Engineering, resolving our most ambiguous and highest-leverage technical problems, and raising the bar for how the discipline builds software. Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools judiciously, validating and refining generated code for quality, and helping establish sound norms for its use across teams is needed for this specific role; organizationally, a curiosity about emerging AI tools and a commitment to using them responsibly and effectively.

30+ days ago

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc

Culver City, CA

$195,000–$270,000 / year

Qualifications: Full-stack production engineering experience across the whole application stack: object-oriented development proficiency, backend services, data pipelines, user-facing application surfaces (web UIs, internal tools, integrations), cloud (AWS and / or Azure), containers, and infrastructure-as-code. Responsibilities: Embed with IT and business teams on priority SPE projects and ship full applications end to end (data layer, backend services, AI integration where the application needs it, user-facing surface), using AI-DLC to compress the development cycle dramatically.

28 days ago

Principal Systems Engineer - Chief Engineer (Onsite) RTX Corp

El Segundo, CA

$5–$10 / hour

Operating within agile and traditional development environments, this leader directs system-level requirements decomposition, integration planning, defect resolution, and verification efforts to deliver secure, reliable, and mission-ready crypto-enabled solutions. The Chief Engineer partners with Program Management to drive program execution, support cost and schedule as CAM, and oversee planning and coordination activities tied to major milestones, including crypto certification.

30+ days ago

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Principal Engineer Jobs in Torrance, CA

Flight Sciences Integrator - Aeronautical Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal Manufacturing Engineer- Payloads Varda Space Industries Inc

Principal / Senior Principal Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal OR Sr. Principal Guidance Navigation Controls Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal/Sr. Principal Structural Design Engineer (Active Secret) Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer (C++ and TS Clearance) Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal or Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Landing Gear) Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal / Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal / Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal Software Engineer/Sr. Principal Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal or Senior Principal Guidance Navigation Controls (GNC) Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal or Sr. Principal Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal / Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal Product Quality Engineer Epirus Inc

Principal / Sr Principal Product Support Engineer Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal or Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design and Integration Northrop Grumman Corp

Principal Software Engineer Code for America Labs Inc

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc

Principal Systems Engineer - Chief Engineer (Onsite) RTX Corp

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