Cyber Systems Engineer (L2/L3) – Secret Clearance, 10% Travel

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Cyber Systems Engineer to support AISR&T programs in Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will apply systems engineering and cybersecurity disciplines throughout the program lifecycle to drive secure architectures and implementations for airborne ISR and tactical systems.

The role requires a Secret clearance and hands‑on security engineering work with RMF/NIST guidance. Collaboration across software, hardware, and network teams is essential, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelors in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or a Masters with related experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher is required.
• Experience with RMF, NIST, and DoD guidance and secure architectures.
• Experience across the program lifecycle in cybersecurity and systems engineering.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, decompose, and manage cyber and security requirements with traceability through design, implementation, and test.
• Define and maintain system and subsystem security architectures aligned with RMF, NIST, and DoD guidance.
• Perform security risk assessments, threat modeling, and vulnerability analyses; track mitigation actions.
• Produce security artifacts (CONOPS, ICDs, security plans, interface specs, test procedures).
• Collaborate with software, hardware, network, and integration teams to embed security controls.
• Conduct scans and produce findings/reports; support remediation activities.
• Participate in reviews, trade studies, and customer/interface meetings.
• Deliver clear technical briefings and status updates to leadership and customers.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Systems engineering

Security architectures

RMF/NIST/DoD

Written communication

Team collaboration

Airborne ISR experience

MBSE tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

MBSE tools

Security testing tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Cyber Systems Engineer to support AISR&T programs in Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will apply systems engineering and cybersecurity disciplines throughout the program lifecycle to drive secure architectures and implementations for airborne ISR and tactical systems.

The role requires a Secret clearance and hands‑on security engineering work with RMF/NIST guidance. Collaboration across software, hardware, and network teams is essential, with opportunities