Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Test Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE:Secret
TRAVEL:Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionAt 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 an Engineer/ Principal Engineer Systems to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.
The Principal Engineer / Engineer Systems will perform requirements analysis and requirements verification activities.
We are seeking a dynamic Systems Engineer (SE) to provide technical support to a high visibility capability upgrade program. The successful candidate will coordinate with all SE disciplines—Safety, Requirements & Verification, Specialty Engineering, etc. —towards ensuring the program goals are appropriately met for Requirements & Verification. This role demands a technically driven and organized individual, whom supports the overall goals of the team and program.
Roles and Responsibilities will include:- Support Spec Development (to include creation of verification statements)
- Support internal (NGAS) technical meetings
- Requirements & Verification Management (DOORS)/JIRA
- Ensure requirements are captured, traced, and verified throughout the lifecycle.
- Participate in working group discussions with government customers
For Engineer (Level
2):
- Must have a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master's Degree and 0 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering.
3):
- Must have a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master's Degree and 3 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Ph.D. and 1 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering.
- 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 US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by business needs.
- Experience with Systems Engineering principles
- Demonstrated experience in one or more Systems Engineering processes, including (but not limited to) requirements development & management, system modeling, system architecture development, interface traceability, integration & test, and verification & validation.
- Broad experience with systems engineering applied throughout the systems “V” lifecycle model.
- Proficiency in requirements management and tools such as IBM DOORS.
- Familiarity with Atlassian software and collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence).
- An active, In-scope DoD Secret or Top Secret…
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