Lead Space Systems Engineer (SCI Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

On-site role

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chantilly, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to join the rapidly growing Space Superiority Division. You will join a cross-disciplinary team developing, integrating, testing, and delivering advanced spacecraft and mission systems for space security missions.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in spacecraft engineering, mission design, mission analysis, or mission operations and apply that expertise to complex,

Qualifications

• Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years or PhD with 1 year.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years or Master’s degree with 6 years or PhD with 4 years.
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the development of a space or ground system.
• Demonstrated Systems Engineering experience (e.g., requirements management, system architecture development, CONOPs development, mission engineering, modeling and simulation).

Responsibilities

• Own the definition, control, and management of external system interfaces across complex, multi segment architectures.
• Develop, maintain, and baseline Interface Control Documents (ICDs), interface requirements, and associated models to ensure consistent, traceable implementation throughout the program lifecycle.
• Engage with stakeholders to provide recurring status (e.g., weekly metrics, execution health, schedule adherence).
• Produce high level and detailed technical artifacts such as interface diagrams, sequence/flow diagrams, data models, and API/interface contracts.
• Working with mission partners to model and mature mission elements, operational concepts, interfaces, and execution plans.
• Developing and managing mission, system, and subsystem requirements, including decomposition, allocation, traceability, verification, and validation.
• Defining and managing internal and external interfaces among spacecraft, payloads, host vehicles, sensor suites, ground systems, and mission partners.
• Supporting major program milestones, technical reviews, and mission-readiness reviews by developing technical content and translating complex engineering information into clear assessments and briefings for customers, program leadership, and other key stakeholders.
• Authoring and contributing to mission-engineering products, systems engineering artifacts, technical reports, and other critical program deliverables.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

CONOPs

Mission Engineering

Modeling & Simulation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

SysML/UML

API specifications

Data modeling tools

Mission planning software

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chantilly, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to join the rapidly growing Space Superiority Division. You will join a cross-disciplinary team developing, integrating, testing, and delivering advanced spacecraft and mission systems for space security missions.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in spacecraft engineering, mission design, mission analysis, or mission operations and apply that expertise to complex,