Secret-Clearance Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Overtime

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Long Term Incentives

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer to lead SE architecture efforts, craft customer briefings, and manage milestones for key programs. On-site role requiring DoD Secret clearance, strong Agile background, and collaboration with PM ACE/CUAS and USG Leads.

The position supports deployment of hardware, software, and firmware, with opportunities for travel and career growth within complex defense projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Systems Engineering (Bachelor) or 3+ with Master or 1+ with PhD for Principal.
• Active DoD secret clearance required.
• Experience in Agile environments and Atlassian tools.

Responsibilities

• Support SE Architecture Lead for the individual architecture.
• Create customer briefings on equipment and issues.
• Track test activities and develop daily status reports for the Customer.
• Develop platform architecture level test objectives and review product tests.
• Interact with PM ACE/CUAS Network and USG Leads.
• Support milestones planning and cross-team interfaces.
• Develop deployment plans for hardware, software, firmware.

Skills

System Architecture

Agile development

JIRA/Confluence

On-site work

Travel 15%+

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD (in lieu)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Office Timeline / Lucene Timeline

MS Project

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer to lead SE architecture efforts, craft customer briefings, and manage milestones for key programs. On-site role requiring DoD Secret clearance, strong Agile background, and collaboration with PM ACE/CUAS and USG Leads.

The position supports deployment of hardware, software, and firmware, with opportunities for travel and career growth within complex defense projects.