Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available TRAVEL: 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 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Woodland Hills, CA is currently seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Signal/Image Processing Engineer with a current/active Top Secret clearance to support sensor exploitation activities in the Artificial Intelligence and Analytics department. In this role, the selected candidate will join a staff of signal/image processing engineers, systems engineers, and software engineers that supports the development of signal and image processing algorithms and software. 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. the supported programs also increasingly value and use AI/ML-based algorithms. Introducing and developing new algorithm components for the exploitation of signal and image data 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 Interfacing with software engineers to ensure implemented algorithms are correct, robust, and maintainable Creating presentation material to explain and document work, and presenting to internal and external stakeholders Basic Qualifications for a Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer: ~5 years of Engineering experience with a Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline; 3 years of Engineering experience with Masters, or 1 year of Engineering experience with a PhD ~ Government Top Secret Clearance and enrolled in Continuous Evaluation ~ Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management ~ Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA ~ Experience working in MATLAB and/or Python ~ Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer: ~8 years of Engineering experience with a Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline; 6 years of Engineering experience with Masters, or 4 year of Engineering experience with a PhD ~ Government Top Secret Clearance and enrolled in Continuous Evaluation ~ Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management ~ Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA ~ Experience working in MATLAB and/or Python ~ Experience designing signal processing algorithms for advance computer architectures Familiarity with C / C++ Familiarity with current AI/ML techniques Government Top Secret Clearance and the ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management. 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. 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. 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.