Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Space Programs

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Dulles, VA seeks a Senior Principal engineer to lead systems engineering for space projects in the Space Sector.

The role emphasizes architectural studies, requirements management, and cross-disciplinary leadership, with a focus on mission planning and performance analyses. The position requires an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance, a strong briefing track record with senior leaders, and the ability to work onsite with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance required at time of application.
• Experience in systems engineering including architectural studies and requirements & interface management.
• Experience leading a cross-discipline engineering team.
• Experience presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executives.

Responsibilities

• Support major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and presenting to stakeholders.
• Create program data products and vital deliverables with input from mission partners.
• Model mission-level elements and develop design reference missions (DRMs).
• Produce analyses such as propellant budgets, on-orbit fuel requirements, RF link budgets, and mission lifetime estimates.
• Develop analysis tools as required and manage interfaces via documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Interface management

Mission planning

Briefing executives

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Python

MATLAB

STK

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Dulles, VA seeks a Senior Principal engineer to lead systems engineering for space projects in the Space Sector.

The role emphasizes architectural studies, requirements management, and cross-disciplinary leadership, with a focus on mission planning and performance analyses. The position requires an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance, a strong briefing track record with senior leaders, and the ability to work onsite with occasional travel.