Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Space Systems (SCI)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 109,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Morrisville, NC seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead system engineering for a family-wide software product line, bridging hardware and software in an Agile environment. The role requires defining interfaces, and managing requirements across design, implementation, and verification.

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s with 5–8 years of experience (or Master’s with 3–6), and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; required for entry level
• Master's degree preferred for Sr. Principal level
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required or willing to obtain
• Experience with ground systems engineering and systems integration
• Strong communication with customers and subcontractors

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document system-level requirements
• Maintain traceability matrix linking requirements to design and verification
• Conduct requirement reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
• Define and maintain ICDs for hardware-software interfaces
• Create use-case diagrams and sequence diagrams across variants

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

MBSE

Agile

Documentation

Communication skills

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DOORS

Cameo

Hardware integration tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Morrisville, NC seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead system engineering for a family-wide software product line, bridging hardware and software in an Agile environment. The role requires defining interfaces, and managing requirements across design, implementation, and verification.

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s with 5–8 years of experience (or Master’s with 3–6), and an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.