Systems Engineer - Level 6 - R10233398

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

Yes.

Clearance type: SCI.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives worldwide. We seek bold new ideas and a pioneering spirit to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and a drive to do what others think is impossible.

The Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 6 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This role is contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining business or customer funding, and securing final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable timeframe. Continued employment will require maintenance of the required clearance and program access.

• Drive development and execution of features for satellite ground systems, using CAMEO/MBSE models.
• Participate in working groups, research customer needs and interfaces, and translate them into digital artifacts to enable software implementation.
• Support and/or lead development of verification planning, test requirements, and other key products.
• Work across Systems Engineering disciplines and products, including requirements, verification, interfaces, architecture, design, integration, test and sell-off.
• Engage in sprint planning, stand‑ups, retrospectives, and reviews while maintaining alignment with product vision and mission goals.
• Provide subject matter expertise in Space‑Vehicle Command and Control System areas and collaborate with other teams and unit level engineers supporting subsystems.
• Conduct demos and briefings for customers and senior leadership.
• Ensure seamless integration of capabilities, epics, and features with ground satellite software systems solutions.
• Utilize Atlassian tool suite, including Jira dashboards and Confluence knowledge bases.
• Support and/or lead preparation and execution of milestones and Agile product increments.
• Engage with multiple working groups and control boards.
• Additional responsibilities may be tailored based on the selected candidate’s skills and experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14+ years of engineering experience.
• Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of engineering experience.
• PhD in STEM with 10+ years of engineering experience.
• Active SCI clearance at time of application and before start date.
• 2+ years of experience developing and evaluating behavioral and structural architecture diagrams using MBSE methodology.
• 2+ years of experience using No Magic Cameo or equivalent.
• Experience with space‑vehicle, command‑and‑control, mission management, mission data processing, or software subsystems.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• 2+ years of experience with Systems Engineering processes and artifact development supporting software development (use cases, interface control documents, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, database design, schema development, and SW protocols such as REST, HTTP, RESP).
• Experience working on Agile programs and methodology.

• 3+ years of experience with command‑and‑control, network management, flight dynamics, and/or orbit determination for space‑vehicle related software systems.
• Experience with Space Vehicle Subsystems (thermal, power, attitude control, propulsion, communications).
• Familiarity with cloud‑based architectures such as Kubernetes, containers, and orchestrators.
• Experience working mission‑focused threads.
• Experience with the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence.
• Experience working with a geographically distributed team.
• Experience with Automated Test and Integration frameworks including Playwright.

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules (e.g., 9/80 work schedule)

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $. Salary is based on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and, for certain positions, long‑term incentives.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions 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. For our complete EEO statement, visit  U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and other restricted positions.