Mission Integration Specialist: Warfighter Engagement Lead

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Staff Mission Integration Specialist to bridge operational experience with engineering, addressing real-world mission challenges. You will engage military operators and government customers to translate operational needs into actionable technical opportunities.

This role can be based onsite at Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL, or support full-time telework, requiring strong collaboration with engineering teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; 12+ years relevant experience.
• Military operational experience or comparable experience supporting complex missions.
• Strong understanding of military operations and systems.
• Ability to engage with engineers and subject matter experts.
• Travel up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative operational insight to engineering teams to identify mission challenges and opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with military operators and government stakeholders.
• Translate operational insights into viable technical concepts and priorities.
• Participate in demonstrations, experimentation, prototyping, and user evaluations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies from an operational perspective.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate operational feedback.
• Advocate for operator-centered engineering practices and iterative development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication with military operators

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

12+ years relevant experience

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Staff Mission Integration Specialist to bridge operational experience with engineering, addressing real-world mission challenges. You will engage military operators and government customers to translate operational needs into actionable technical opportunities.

This role can be based onsite at Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL, or support full-time telework, requiring strong collaboration with engineering teams and stakeholders.