The Central Region Systems Engineering 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.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Systems Engineer Level 4 - Engineering Coordinator based out of Aurora, CO.
What You’ll get to Do:
- Reports directly to the Chief Engineer
- Act as delegate for Chief engineer at technical meetings
- Oversee and guide technical execution of multiple projects throughout all lifecycle phases
- Establish and collect engineering metrics to monitor health of the program and its missions
- Support proposals as a technical contributor and reviewer
- Work closely with systems engineering, development, O&M, and management professionals to ensure that the program lifecycle is accomplished with high quality and efficiency.
This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD
- Proven ability to work open-ended problems and prosper in rapidly changing environments
- Senior level proficiency in at least one of the following disciplines: Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, RF Engineering, System Integration, Mission Engineering
- Experience developing or modifying engineering design artifacts, such as requirements, capability statements, interface definitions, sequence/activity diagrams and/or architectural diagrams
- Experience with structured decision making, such as developing/performing trade studies, design alternatives, and/or courses of action for risk/issue handling
- Experience briefing customers and stakeholders on technical topics
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Willingness to sit for a Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) if requested
Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct experience engineering solutions that span across hardware and software
- Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering processes and tools
- Experience with modeling SysML and/or UML
- Experience writing BoEs / TDs for competitive and/or sole source proposals
- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams
- Fully Adjudicated FSP
Skills Required
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at time of application
- U.S. Citizenship required for positions with a government clearance
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years relevant experience; Master's with 6 years; PhD with 4 years
- Senior-level proficiency in at least one discipline: Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, RF Engineering, System Integration, or Mission Engineering
- Experience developing or modifying engineering design artifacts (requirements, capability statements, interface definitions, sequence/activity diagrams, architectural diagrams)
- Experience with structured decision making (trade studies, design alternatives, courses of action for risk/issue handling)
- Experience briefing customers and stakeholders on technical topics
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Willingness to sit for a Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) if requested
- Onsite work in Aurora, CO (no remote or hybrid work supported)
- Direct experience engineering solutions that span across hardware and software
- Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering processes and tools
- Experience modeling SysML and/or UML
- Experience writing BoEs / TDs for competitive and/or sole source proposals
- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams
- Fully Adjudicated Full Scope Polygraph (FSP)
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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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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We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.








