Senior Systems Engineer — Space Launch & GMD Programs

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Chandler, AZ seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to join the SEIT team, supporting the GMD Booster delivery and sustainment. This role involves requirements capture, verification, and system integration across hardware and software, with interface to program management and external customers.

The position requires US citizenship, ability to obtain a Secret clearance, and strong communication and mentoring skills; experience with DOORS and Agile practices is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5 Years with Bachelors STEM in Science or related field
• 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD in required field
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Strong experience with requirements tracing/verification from customer requirements through sub-component requirements

Responsibilities

• Ensure SEIT work complies with internal standards and guidelines
• Interface with program management, engineering staff and external customers
• Perform requirements capture, flow-down and derivation of lower-level requirements
• Conduct verification planning and final capture of verification artifacts
• Support system integration across hardware/software design and testing

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements tracing

Autonomous work

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Masters in STEM

PhD

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Chandler, AZ seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to join the SEIT team, supporting the GMD Booster delivery and sustainment. This role involves requirements capture, verification, and system integration across hardware and software, with interface to program management and external customers.

The position requires US citizenship, ability to obtain a Secret clearance, and strong communication and mentoring skills; experience with DOORS and Agile practices is preferred.