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Systems Engineer - Level 3

Job in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, 35824, USA
Listing for: Northrop Grumman Corp.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 109000 - 163000 USD Yearly USD 109000.00 163000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4

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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering & Integration Team (SE&IT) program. We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry.

The position is in Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

The selected Systems Engineer responsibilities will include the support of the SE&IT program as an individual contributor/task lead on the System Design & Requirements (SD&R) team. This role is responsible for developing systems engineering products that directly support the development and definition of the Missile Defense System Specification on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

Essential Functions:
  • Perform model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior analysis for the defeat of conventional and advanced Threats (e.g., ballistic, aero-maneuvering, hypersonic, hyper-glide, countermeasures, etc.) systems within the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) mission area.
  • Participate in a MBSE environment to develop system-of-systems requirements via system/component trade studies and analysis.
  • Contributes to publishing change notices to MDA’s system specification and update of requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and DoDAF 2+ compliant based design packages to document, allocate and trace system and Element level requirements.
  • Document analysis results in reports and briefings for critique and review by SD&R and SE&IT stakeholders.
  • Create and present briefings within the team and to Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and supporting stakeholders.
  • Duties will include leading small teams of engineers in the development of products.
  • The position is in Huntsville, AL and is located full-time onsite at the Boeing Jetplex facility.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Systems Engineer – Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Level 4.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Principal Systems Engineer – Level 3:
    Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master’s degree and 3 years of related work experience, or 1 year of related work experience with a PhD.
  • Sr. Principal Systems Engineer – Level 4:
    Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science,…
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