Space Payload Systems/Principal Systems Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 87,600 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company-paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Overtime eligible

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Long-term incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the ER-SEIT team across the full space design lifecycle on-site. Roles require a Top Secret clearance and STEM degrees with relevant experience. Experience in requirements, architecture, modeling and test is preferred for space missions.

Relocation may be available; travel up to 10% is expected. Primary level and secondary level salary ranges are provided with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• DoD Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 2+ years of relevant experience; Master’s with 0 years acceptable.
• Experience in systems engineering: requirements, mission engineering, architecture, modeling & simulation, integration & test, verification & validation.

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis, derivation, and management.
• Mission engineering, modeling, and analysis.
• Architecture and CONOPs development.
• Systems modeling and simulation.
• Functional analysis.
• Timeline analysis.
• Trade studies.
• Technical planning.
• Cost and risk analysis.
• Interface definition.
• System design and integration and test.
• Verification and validation planning and execution.
• Supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Lead systems engineering tasks for space subsystems, payloads, and/or vehicles

Skills

DoD Top Secret clearance

Systems engineering

Mission engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

STK

Cameo

Rhapsody

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Overview

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is a strategic partner delivering intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions for classified and unclassified missions in space. The Eastern Region Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (ER‑SEIT) team works through the entire space design lifecycle on‑site, from early mission and concept design to on‑orbit operational support.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance and Travel

Clearance required: Top Secret (DoD). Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis, derivation, and management
• Mission engineering, modeling, and analysis
• Architecture and CONOPs development
• Systems modeling and simulation
• Functional analysis
• Timeline analysis
• Trade studies
• Technical planning
• Cost and risk analysis
• Interface definition
• System design
• System integration and test
• Verification and validation planning and execution
• Supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• Lead systems engineering tasks for space subsystems, payloads, and/or vehicles

Tools

• DOORS
• STK
• Cameo
• Rhapsody
• MATLAB
• Python

Basic Qualifications

• Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in STEM curriculum with 2 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s Degree with 0 years of experience
• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in STEM curriculum with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master’s; or a PhD with 0 years of experience
• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
• Experience in systems engineering (requirements, mission engineering, architecture, modeling and simulation, integration and test, verification and validation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Space experience
• Sensor/payload experience: antennas, radar, EO/IR, communications processing, specifically on‑board processing
• Space vehicle experience
• Space ground systems architecture and design experience
• Mission engineering, modeling and simulation
• Space mission CONOPS
• Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) experience

Salary

Primary Level Range: $87,600.00 - $131,400.00

Secondary Level Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00

Benefits

Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business, potential overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives for higher‑level positions.

EEO and Diversity Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company makes decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For the full EEO and pay transparency statement, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.