Mission Engineering Architect — Secret Clearance

ngc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 109,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Baltimore, MD seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer for 100% on-site work. The role focuses on mission analysis, system modeling, and performance optimization across complex defense platforms.

Required are strong modeling tools experience (MATLAB/STK/AFSIM/Brawler), programming in Python/C/C++, and DoD testing principles. U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering with 5 years of experience (or Master’s with 3 years, PhD with 1 year).
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active/current U.S. Secret Clearance; ability to obtain SAP access.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis-of-alternatives and mission architecture trades across orders of battle and platforms.
• Utilize MSE&A frameworks to evaluate CONEMPS, CONOPS, and DRM for design optimization.
• Link system requirements to mission threads and verify interfaces for mission execution.
• Plan demonstration and delivery of mission effects and provide sustainment support over life of systems.
• Develop large-scale data analytics, probabilities, and statistics for performance evaluation.
• Innovate to improve MSE&A products and support operational effectiveness.

Skills

Modeling and simulation

Python and C/C++ programming

Statistics and design of experiments

High-performance computing

Defense domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering (with experience)

Master’s degree in Science/Engineering (with experience)

PhD (with experience)

Tools

MATLAB

STK

AFSIM

Brawler

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Baltimore, MD seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineering Systems Engineer for 100% on-site work. The role focuses on mission analysis, system modeling, and performance optimization across complex defense platforms.

Required are strong modeling tools experience (MATLAB/STK/AFSIM/Brawler), programming in Python/C/C++, and DoD testing principles. U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance are mandatory.