Senior Mission Architect, Space Systems & Simulations

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO / Paid Time Off

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks an Engineer Mission Architect - Level 3/4 in Redondo Beach, CA. The role supports system design, analysis, and verification using models and simulations across the lifecycle.

Applicants should have a STEM degree with multiple years of engineering experience and be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance. Relocation assistance may be available and travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in a STEM discipline with 5+ years engineering experience or Masters in STEM with 3+ years.
• Senior role may require 8+ years with B.S. or 6+ years with M.S.; strong program/space design lifecycle experience.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support system design, analysis, and verification across the program lifecycle.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, software, and test teams to evaluate performance.
• Develop and execute models and simulations; assess risks for technical decisions.

Skills

STK

AFSIM

Object-oriented programming

REST/HTTP protocols

Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Numba)

DevOps pipelines

Git

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

PhD (optional)

Tools

STK

AFSIM

Git

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks an Engineer Mission Architect - Level 3/4 in Redondo Beach, CA. The role supports system design, analysis, and verification using models and simulations across the lifecycle.

Applicants should have a STEM degree with multiple years of engineering experience and be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance. Relocation assistance may be available and travel is required.