Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Space Systems

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to lead the application of systems engineering across the full mission lifecycle for space superiority programs.

Role involves developing, integrating, testing, and delivering advanced spacecraft and mission systems, with emphasis on rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) capabilities in a contested space domain. Requires active U.S. Government TS clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 8 years of applicable experience, or a Master’s Degree and 6 years of applicable experience, or a PhD and 4 years of applicable experience.
• Experience applying systems engineering principles to design, development, integration, test, or operation of complex aerospace/defense systems.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines to resolve technical issues and develop integrated system solutions.
• Experience performing core systems-engineering functions: requirements development and management, interface definition and control, system architecture, mission analysis, mission operations, trade studies, or V&V.

Responsibilities

• Support major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content for key stakeholders.
• Author and contribute to program data products and systems engineering artifacts.
• Collaborate with mission partners to mature the system for successful mission execution.
• Support development or modification of spacecraft to accelerate concept-to-launch timelines.
• Develop understanding of spacecraft operations and reference missions, especially RPO in contested space.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Requirements development

Interface definition

Mission analysis

Active TS clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MBSE

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to lead the application of systems engineering across the full mission lifecycle for space superiority programs.

Role involves developing, integrating, testing, and delivering advanced spacecraft and mission systems, with emphasis on rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) capabilities in a contested space domain. Requires active U.S. Government TS clearance.