Senior Mission Engineer – Space Systems (SCI/Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Dulles, VA seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to contribute to space and ground programs with a strong focus on systems engineering, modeling, and mission analysis.

The role offers a 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off), with opportunity to lead cross-disciplinary teams in development, integration, verification, and operations for next-generation space capabilities.

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance at time of application.
• Experience with a space or ground system development program.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• CONOPS and Mission Analysis.
• Systems Level Integration and Test.
• Mission Modeling and Simulation.
• Verification and Validation.
• Resource Logistics and Execution.
• Mission Operations Support.
• Model Based Systems Engineering.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements management

System architecture development

CONOPs

Space/ground system development

Customer engagement

Modeling and simulation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Master’s degree (advantageous)

Tools

Cameo

STK

Matlab

AFSIM

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Dulles, VA seeks a Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to contribute to space and ground programs with a strong focus on systems engineering, modeling, and mission analysis.

The role offers a 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off), with opportunity to lead cross-disciplinary teams in development, integration, verification, and operations for next-generation space capabilities.