Senior Systems Engineer & MBSE Lead (On‑Site Rolling Meadows)

Northrop Grumman; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, IL seeks a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to lead the program's systems engineering and ensure process integrity across disciplines. The role requires driving engineering activities, verifying artifacts, and coordinating between hardware, software, and firmware teams to deliver compliant solutions.

Strong presentation skills and DoD-system experience are valued. Eligibility for U.S.

Qualifications

• BS degree in a STEM field with 14+ years of related experience or equivalent.
• Experience delivering technical presentations to leadership.
• Experience on hardware, software, and firmware integrated projects.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own and direct the overall systems engineering effort for the program.
• Ensure system engineering processes and work products are timely and compliant.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, and firmware teams to deliver integrated systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Presentation skills

Collaborative teamwork

Security clearance eligibility

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

BS in Electrical Engineering

BS in Physics

MS in STEM field

PhD in STEM field

Tools

SysML modeling

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, IL seeks a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to lead the program's systems engineering and ensure process integrity across disciplines. The role requires driving engineering activities, verifying artifacts, and coordinating between hardware, software, and firmware teams to deliver compliant solutions.

Strong presentation skills and DoD-system experience are valued. Eligibility for U.S.