Principal Systems Engineer — Agile & DoD Secret

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

9/80 work schedule

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer 3/4 to join our Systems Engineering team in Oklahoma City, OK or Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will contribute as a technical leader within an IPT, guiding requirements, interfaces, and analyses to shape next‑generation aerospace capabilities.

The role requires DoD Secret or SAP clearances, strong Scrum/Agile experience, and collaboration across engineering disciplines to deliver complex program outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 Years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline AND 1 Year of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Experience in at least one aspect of aerospace Systems Engineering (requirements decomposition, test planning, verification, integration, and requirements management)
• Experience with Scrum Team execution and/or Agile execution

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and improve Agile practices within the development lifecycle
• Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts
• Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports
• Coordinate with program, functional and subsystem leads
• Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts with proper configuration management
• Coordinate verification and validation with stakeholders across IPTs
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Support cross-IPT development of system-level requirements and use cases
• Work with Release Train Engineers to develop and execute scrum team plans
• Manage project execution rhythm, coordination, and reporting activities
• Utilize JIRA or similar tool for issue tracking and resolution
• Salary and benefits discussion and related tasks

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile execution

Interpersonal skills

IPT coordination

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Master’s in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

JIRA

DOORS

Cameo

MBSE

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer 3/4 to join our Systems Engineering team in Oklahoma City, OK or Rancho Bernardo, CA. You will contribute as a technical leader within an IPT, guiding requirements, interfaces, and analyses to shape next‑generation aerospace capabilities.

The role requires DoD Secret or SAP clearances, strong Scrum/Agile experience, and collaboration across engineering disciplines to deliver complex program outcomes.