Principal Systems Engineer — Secret Clearance, 25% Travel

Northrop Grumman; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Long Term Incentives

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer at the Principal or Senior Principal level. The role involves planning, integration and verification for complex systems, translating requirements into hardware/software specs and performing trade studies.

A US Secret (or higher) clearance is required to start. Candidates should have STEM degrees with 5+ years (level 3) or 8+ years (level 4), plus strong communication and technical writing skills.

Qualifications

• Must have a STEM degree with 5+ years of relevant experience (level 3) or a Master's with 3+ years or a PhD with 1+ year.

Responsibilities

• Perform system-level planning, integration, verification and validation analyses.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware/software specifications.
• Conduct functional and timeline analyses, trade studies and interface definitions.
• Support total system life cycle including design, test, installation and disposal.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Technical writing

Communication skills

Briefing stakeholders

Education

Bachelors degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer at the Principal or Senior Principal level. The role involves planning, integration and verification for complex systems, translating requirements into hardware/software specs and performing trade studies.

A US Secret (or higher) clearance is required to start. Candidates should have STEM degrees with 5+ years (level 3) or 8+ years (level 4), plus strong communication and technical writing skills.