Senior Space Systems Engineer – System Test Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in McLean, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to lead system test plans for verification and validation across multiple engineering disciplines and facilities.

The role emphasizes spacecraft and payload integration, mission-readiness activities, and technical briefings for leadership and customers, with requirements management, trade studies, and MBSE methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with substantial related experience; advanced degrees preferred.
• Experience supporting design, development, integration, test, or operation of spacecraft or space missions.
• Experience with systems engineering functions: requirements management, architecture, verification, and test.

Responsibilities

• Develop system test plans and artifacts across disciplines and test facilities.
• Support spacecraft/payload integration, test, and mission-readiness activities.
• Contribute to technical reviews, briefings, and customer communications.
• Prepare system engineering artifacts and technical reports.
• Coordinate with CAMs to ensure baseline scope and manage changes.

Skills

System Test Plans

Spacecraft

Python

MATLAB

STK

MBSE

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

12+ years relevant experience

Master’s or PhD in STEM (preferred)

Tools

Python

MATLAB

STK

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in McLean, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to lead system test plans for verification and validation across multiple engineering disciplines and facilities.

The role emphasizes spacecraft and payload integration, mission-readiness activities, and technical briefings for leadership and customers, with requirements management, trade studies, and MBSE methods.