Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Oklahoma City, OK, OR Melbourne, FL., OR Rancho Bernardo, CA OR Palmdale, CA.
In the Systems Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer position, you will be an individual contributor within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
Responsibilities include conducting research, writing requirements, developing models, defining interfaces and performing analysis while working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure to drive the development of new program requirements, refine existing program requirements, and influence the pursuit of future technologies and capabilities. You will collaborate across the engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers across multiple simultaneous Modernization and Sustainment efforts.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts.
- Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports.
- Support interface/communication with program, functional and subsystem leads.
- Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts following proper configuration management procedures.
- Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts
- Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.
- Solicit input from various stakeholders and team members to synthesize data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment. 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.
This position may be filled at either the Systems Engineer 2 OR Principal Systems Engineer 3 level.
Basic Qualifications:
At a Systems Engineer Level:
- Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience
At a Principal Systems Engineer Level:
- Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience
At Both Levels:
- Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Must have experience with military aircraft or weapon system design and/or operation to include requirements verification and certification.
- Must have experience interpreting, deriving, allocating, or managing technical requirements
- Must have experience with DOORS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Python or other scripting language
- Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications
- Experience with software development
- Experience with HW/SW integration testing
- Experience with Agile execution
- Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations
- Experience with DOORS DXL and DOORS administration
- Experience with Cameo
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (degree required; Master's/PhD considered for higher level placements)
- Systems Engineer level: at least 2 years relevant military/professional experience (or Master's degree in STEM with relevant experience)
- Principal Systems Engineer level: Bachelor's + 5 years OR Master's + 3 years OR PhD + 1 year relevant military/professional/academic experience
- Active US Government Secret or higher clearance with background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time
- Experience with military aircraft or weapon system design and/or operation, including requirements verification and certification
- Experience interpreting, deriving, allocating, or managing technical requirements
- Experience with DOORS
- Experience with Python or other scripting language
- Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications
- Experience with software development
- Experience with HW/SW integration testing
- Experience with Agile execution
- Experience managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations
- Experience with DOORS DXL and DOORS administration
- Experience with Cameo
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) for Aircraft Sustainment
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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