System Design Lead - R10217312

Staff System Design Lead - R

Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking a Staff System Design Lead
.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance type:
Polygraph. Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

In this program/system level role, you’ll work within the Requirements team as a dedicated Thread Lead. You’ll perform all aspects of requirements management for an exceptionally complex system that blends both mature and emerging technologies, giving you the opportunity to shape the future of mission‑critical solutions.

This position will serve on‑site in the greater Baltimore, MD area.

This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary U.S. Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 10 years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 8 years of experience with a PhD.
• Demonstrated experience defining and managing requirements of large‑scale systems, including decomposition and allocation to various system segments.
• Requirements development from conceptualization to verification.
• Demonstrated experience with Systems Development Lifecycle with a focus on SRR to CDR.
• Skilled in use case development through structured, iterative approaches.
• Experience producing systems engineering artifacts for major system reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Experience coordinating with various team members across subsystems during the development process.
• Risk and opportunity management experience.
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen.
• Current active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph prior to start.

• Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Use of requirements management tools, such as DOORS or Cameo.
• Demonstrated experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (SysML/MBSE), specifically using MBSE to drive use case development through behavioral diagrams.
• Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements.
• Experience leading teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing a large database of requirements across systems, subsystems, and lower‑level components.
• Multi‑disciplinary engineering exposure (software, hardware, electrical) and strong ability to communicate cross‑functionally.
• Familiarity with project and task management tools:
  Jira or Confluence.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools:
  Tableau.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions. Other benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

Application period is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For the complete EEO and pay transparency statement, visit .