Senior Hypersonics Systems Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 122,800 - 184,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for the Flight Systems Futures unit to advance hypersonic capabilities. You will design, develop, and prototype re-entry vehicles and payloads in a fast-paced environment aligned to customer missions.

Candidates should have a STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or a MS with 6+ years, active Secret clearance, and strong MBSE/requirements tracing skills. The role offers travel up to 25% and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Software, or a related STEM field with 8+ years experience; or MS with 6+ years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance required.
• 3+ years experience with MBSE tools (IBM Rhapsody, Cameo, SysML v2) and system modeling.
• 3+ years experience writing/ tracing complex requirements (DOORS, Jama, Polarion) and verification plans.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Responsible Engineer for hardware and software items from vendors or internal work orders.
• Interpret drawings, datasheets, and test reports to assess applicability to the program’s requirements.
• Partner with vendors to resolve technical challenges while protecting cost, schedule, and performance targets.
• Review and approve deliverables from the subcontract data requirements list.
• Maintain configuration control and ensure delivered items meet engineering standards (CMMI, MILSTD498, etc.).

Skills

SysML MBSE tools

Requirement tracing

Vendor coordination

Schedule and cost tracking

Technical documentation reading

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems/Software or related STEM

Master's degree (MS)

STEM PhD

Tools

IBM Rhapsody

Cameo

SysML v2

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

ERP/MRP

Excel

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for the Flight Systems Futures unit to advance hypersonic capabilities. You will design, develop, and prototype re-entry vehicles and payloads in a fast-paced environment aligned to customer missions.

Candidates should have a STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or a MS with 6+ years, active Secret clearance, and strong MBSE/requirements tracing skills. The role offers travel up to 25% and a competitive benefits package.