Principal Systems Architect Engineer - MBSE Cameo Security Clearance

Position: Principal Systems Architect Engineer - MBSE Cameo with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Architect Engineer - MBSE Cameo to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in El Segundo, CA or Redondo Beach, CA. Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems - Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation.

We're the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what's possible. Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management.

We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you're driven to invent the future, build what's next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:
* Functional-requirements development - Elicit, document, and prioritize system functional requirements.
* System-engineering decomposition - Translate functional requirements into hardware and software architectures; define clear interfaces.
* Cameo Systems Modeler production - Build Activity, Internal Block Diagram (IBD), and Block Definition Diagram (BDD) models; maintain model traceability and version control.
* Cyber-architecture support - Apply JSIG/NIST guidance to map cyber requirements onto system designs.
* Zero-Trust & IAM concepts - Contribute to Zero-Trust network and RBAC/IAM design documentation.
* Cloud-integration assistance - Support Azure (and optionally AWS/GCP) architecture teams with model-based representations of cloud services.
* Automation & IaC - Write lightweight Ansible/Terraform scripts or Power Shell modules to provision test environments referenced in models.
* CI/CD pipeline participation - Integrate model validation steps into build pipelines (e.g., model-to-code generation, automated consistency checks).
* Integration-test planning - Draft test plans, execute data-flow verification, and support real-time command validation.
* Documentation & Review - Produce architecture briefs, interface control documents (ICDs), and conduct peer reviews.
* Mentorship - Provide guidance to junior engineers on MBSE practices and Cameo tool usage.

Basic Qualifications:

* 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

* 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)…