Principal Systems Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

Secret. Travel: up to 10% of the time.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer at its Melbourne, FL location. The role involves technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems across all lifecycle stages.

The selected candidate will:

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Apply extensive technical expertise to develop solutions for complex problems, using ingenuity and creativity.
• Ensure logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Present technical approaches and findings at program reviews and boards.
• Support flexible work arrangements, including a 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off.

• Bachelor of science degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of engineering or related experience, OR a Master of science degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of engineering or related experience.
• Ability to maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance and any program access required within a reasonable period.
• Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering and Architecture Development.
• Experience presenting technical approaches and findings at technical and program reviews and boards.

• Experience with Agile workflows.
• Knowledge of configuration management of model‑based architecture baselines.
• Demonstrated communication and technical‑writing skills.
• Proven ability to brief technical presentations to both internal and external stakeholders.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long‑term incentives for senior positions. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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