Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer

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.

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. 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. Does this sound like you?

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself! Every ERG is inclusive of all employees! 

Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program. 

The Advanced Mission Programs (AMP) has an opening for a Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer supporting the Ground Element Software Acquisitions (SW ACQ) team. In this role you will act as a liaison between our program and our subcontractor.  This involves  interacting with the customer, subcontractors, Software, Hardware, Operations, Integration and Test, higher level systems engineering and integration teams, as well as program and project leadership. The acquisitions team is responsible for overseeing agreements and progress toward multiple contractual efforts. Responsibilities for this role includes attending an Engineering Review Board (ERB) on the contractor’s behalf and communicating requirement and documentation changes as well as managing impact assessments. Attendance at the Software Discrepancy Review Board (SDRB) to help facilitate and prioritize software changes between multiple product lines. Facilitate working group meetings between teams, organizations and sub-contractor in order to resolve issues. Support acquisitions software lead with: schedule and proposal activities; Design and architecture discussion or reviews. As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will also support the definition, development, decomposition, analysis, verification, and validation of requirements as well as any architecture design steaming from the system requirements.

Basic Qualifications for a Systems Engineer

• Current DoD Top Secret with ability to obtain an SCI clearance prior to start date
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline with 2 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree
• MS Word/Excel/Power Point/Project experience
• Experience supporting requirement development/testing/verification
• Knowledge of software systems and configuration
• General understanding of Waterfall and Agile software process
• Experience with ENOVIA/EMATRIX

Preferred Qualifications for a Systems Engineer:

• MBSE experience
• Experience with Agile tools and methodologies
• Experience working in Unix/Linux systems
• Experience with scripting and scripting languages (VBA, python, Power BI)
• Direct experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer:

• Current DoD Top Secret with ability to obtain an SCI clearance prior to start date
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree
• MS Word/Excel/Power Point/Project experience
• Experience supporting requirement development/testing/verification
• Knowledge of software systems and configuration
• General understanding of Waterfall and Agile software process
• Experience with ENOVIA/EMATRIX

Preferred Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer:

• MBSE experience
• Experience with Agile tools and methodologies
• Experience working in Unix/Linux systems
• Experience with scripting and scripting languages (VBA, python, Power BI)
• Direct experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database

Salary Range: $82,400 USD - $123,600 USD

Salary Range 2: $101,400 USD - $152,200 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.