Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide.

The Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide supports the Systems Engineering team by assisting with technical meetings and design reviews, maintaining comments and action items, and collecting and organizing supporting documentation. This role is critical to ensuring that technical decisions, review outcomes, and associated artifacts are accurately captured, controlled, and easily accessible to the program team.

This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ.

• Technical Meeting & Design Review Support
  • Assist in planning and coordinating technical meetings and design reviews, including schedule tracking and logistics.
  • Attend technical reviews and working sessions to capture key discussion points, decisions, and follow‑up actions.
  • Work with technical leads and systems engineers to ensure review agendas, entry/exit criteria documentation, and supporting materials are prepared and distributed.
• Comment & Action Item Management
  • Maintain structured logs of review comments, questions, risks, and action items generated during meetings and design reviews.
  • Track action‑item status, owners, due dates, and closure evidence, and provide regular status updates to the engineering team.
  • Ensure comment and action‑item databases remain current, accurate, and traceable to specific reviews and documents.
• Documentation Collection & Configuration Support
  • Collect, organize, and maintain design review artifacts and supporting documentation (e.g., presentations, reports, ICDs, requirements documents).
  • Ensure documents are stored in the appropriate configuration‑controlled repositories and follow program‑defined naming and versioning conventions.
  • Assist in preparing review packages and documentation sets for internal and external stakeholders.
• Cross‑Team Coordination
  • Interface with Systems Engineering, Hardware, Software, Integration & Test, and Program Management to obtain and distribute technical review materials.
  • Support the coordination of review Readiness and Close‑Out by ensuring required documentation and action‑item statuses are complete.
  • Help standardize templates and processes for comment capture, action tracking, and review documentation where appropriate.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience.
• Experience working in an engineering, technical, or project‑support environment.
• Demonstrated ability to take detailed meeting notes and accurately capture technical comments and action items.
• Proficiency with common office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic familiarity with shared…