2027 Associate Systems Engineer - San Diego CA

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Systems Engineer for the Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, CA. You will join a multi-disciplinary team to design and validate cutting-edge network and communication systems, including hardware, software, cyber, and systems integration.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, subsystem ownership, and collaboration with users, customers, and developers to deliver secure, capable mission systems. A STEM degree and security clearance readiness are required.

Qualifications

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) degree.
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• The ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Responsibilities

• Working within a multi-discipline (Hardware, Software, Cyber, Systems) team to ensure the complete, overall design and implementation of cutting-edge network and communication systems.
• Taking responsibility for a sub-system or feature that may include algorithm development, digital modeling, or hands-on integration and test in a laboratory environment.
• Supporting technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Analyses may be performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Applying your Systems, RF, Comms, and/or Network Modeling experience to cutting edge pursuits.
• Participating in architecture definition and complex system problem solving in support of advanced software defined multifunction mission systems
• Creating innovative concepts of operation and employment of the advanced mission system solutions
• Development of detailed design requirements suitable for efficient hardware/software/firmware implementation and network deployment
• Having a strong work ethic and the ability to work in an integrated product team (IPT) environment

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

Tools

Linux

Windows

Cameo

Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence)

Model Based Systems Engineering

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Entry Level opportunities at Northrop Grumman are unique. Are you interested in boosting your knowledge through experience and exposure, while supporting a mission that seeks to protect our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place you!

Northrop Grumman is seeking Associate Systems Engineers This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, CA

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Navigation Intelligence & Connectivity Division. At the Northrop Grumman San Diego campus our Communication/Network Solutions Business Units create the next generation of communications and signal processing systems. We take ideas from concept to working systems aboard the world’s most advanced platforms right here in always-sunny San Diego. We design in our campus of labs and on-site advanced manufacturing just minutes from the beach and everything for which Southern California is famous. It’s work that matters and a career that can takes you places. The selected candidate will work in a dynamic people-focused environment where he/she will interact with users, customers and other developers.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Working within a multi-discipline (Hardware, Software, Cyber, Systems) team to ensure the complete, overall design and implementation of cutting-edge network and communication systems
• Taking responsibility for a sub-system or feature that may include algorithm development, digital modeling, or hands-on integration and test in a laboratory environment
• Supporting technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses may be performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Applying your Systems, RF, Comms, and/or Network Modeling experience to cutting edge pursuits
• Participating in architecture definition and complex system problem solving in support of advanced software defined multifunction mission systems
• Creating innovative concepts of operation and employment of the advanced mission system solutions
• Development of detailed design requirements suitable for efficient hardware/software/firmware implementation and network deployment
• Having a strong work ethic and the ability to work in an integrated product team (IPT) environment

Basic Qualifications:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) degree
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• The ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co‑op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
• Experience in working in an autonomous work environment on complex projects.
• Experience in working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from project inception through launch.
• Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups
• Experience with emerging technologies
• High proficiency with tools required for communication system and network modeling and simulation
• Agile development experience, including use of Atlassian products
• Background in digital communications theory and commercial and military wireless networking technologies
• Development of communication waveform processing techniques and architectures in support of Northrop Grumman’s advanced software defined multifunction mission systems
• Demonstrated depth and breadth in the physical through application layers and how the aggregation of these partitioned capabilities accomplish required missions
• Demonstrated skills in bridging the gap between theoretical and practical and in performing associated trade off analysis
• Model Based System Engineering experience, especially using Cameo
• Experience with Linux & Windows system administration
• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (NIST SP 800‑53) and/or Committee for National Security Systems
• Instruction (CNSSI 1253)
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IA Certification (Security+CE or similar) OR must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, the certification within 6 months of start date
• Knowledge and/or experience in one or more of the following technologies: AD/DNS, Patch Management, PKI, HBSS, ACAS, VMware products, Splunk

Salary Level: $76,200 – 114,400

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The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.