Engineering Technician Level 3

Northrop Grumman; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Systems Engineering Technician Level 3 – Engineering Aide to support the Systems Engineering team on-site. You will administer SharePoint sites, assist with DOORS management, coordinate risk data, and perform program and departmental administrative tasks.

This role ensures that technical decisions and artifacts are captured, controlled, and easily accessible to the broader program team.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Experience in an engineering, technical, or project-support environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and basic shared repositories.

Responsibilities

• SharePoint and DOORS support: create workflows, maintain permissions and organization.
• Technical meeting support: track risk, schedule, and actions; capture decisions.
• Administrative: manage configuration-controlled repositories; track training and access requests.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Clear written and verbal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent + 4 years related experience

Tools

SharePoint

DOORS

Confluence

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

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 Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Technician Level 3– Engineering Aide, located in Chandler, AZ

In this job, you will:

Provide critical support to the Systems Engineering team by administering SharePoint sites, assisting with DOORS management, coordinating Risk data, and performing program and departmental administrative tasks. This role ensures that technical decisions, review outcomes, and associated artifacts are consistently captured, properly controlled, and easily accessible to the broader program team.

This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ.

Key Responsibilities

• SharePoint and DOORS Support
  • Create new SharePoint workflows to support program and departmental processes.
  • Improve and maintain existing workflows to increase automation, reliability, and scalability.
  • Manage SharePoint permissions, content organization, and basic site configuration.
  • DOORS Database Administrative operations backup.
• Technical Meeting Support
  • Collaborate with technical leads and systems engineers to organize and facilitate risk management meetings, maintain risk and schedule tracking, and ensure timely completion of assigned actions.
  • Attend technical meetings and working sessions to capture key discussion points, decisions, and follow‑up actions.
• Administrative
  • Ensure documents are stored in the appropriate configuration‑controlled repositories and follow program‑defined naming and versioning conventions.
  • Provide operational and administrative support to enable field crews to meet program commitments by tracking training completion by maintaining training matrices.
  • Coordinate external customer and partner access requests (accounts, tools, and systems).
  • Track departmental training requirements and maintain accurate training records.

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• High school diploma or equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Experience working in an engineering, technical, or project‑support environment.
• Proficiency with common office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic familiarity with shared repositories (SharePoint, Confluence, or similar).
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with engineers and managers in structured technical settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong SharePoint Skills
• Familiarity with configuration‑management practices and document‑control processes.
• Experience with action‑item tracking tools, issue‑tracking systems, or requirements‑management tools (e.g., DOORS, JIRA, or similar).
• Prior experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex engineering environments.
• Willingness to work on fast‑paced development programs.

Primary Level Salary Range: $57,500.00 - $95,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.