Space Vehicle Systems Engineer - On-Floor Integration

ngc; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector in Gilbert, Arizona, seeks a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer to join a cross-disciplinary team responsible for design, integration, and test of spacecraft payloads and buses, from concept through launch and on-orbit operations.

This role involves on-square floor work with a focus on system integration, requirements development, and verification, contributing to mission-ready space vehicles for national security programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 2+ years of engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.
• Experience on space, aerospace, or related hardware/software programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide on‑floor support to the integration, testing, and operational readiness of spacecraft and payloads
• Develop and manage system and subsystem requirements, allocations, and verification/validation plans
• Contribute to interface definition and write interface control documents, technical specifications and engineering reports
• Coordinate with program, functional, and subsystem leads to resolve technical issues
• Assist with trade studies, design and sensitivity analyses, system performance assessments, mission timelines, and CONOPS development
• Prepare review and briefing material for working groups, technical reviews, and program status meetings
• Support tasks such as electrical harness interface design, integration and test procedure development, mechanical systems support, command and telemetry database updates, and space vehicle configuration modeling
• Learn to synthesize key concepts from technical data (ground and space hardware) and communicate them clearly to peers and stakeholders

Skills

Systems engineering

Problem solving

Communication skills

Space systems

Requirements development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

DOORS

CAMEO

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector in Gilbert, Arizona, seeks a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer to join a cross-disciplinary team responsible for design, integration, and test of spacecraft payloads and buses, from concept through launch and on-orbit operations.

This role involves on-square floor work with a focus on system integration, requirements development, and verification, contributing to mission-ready space vehicles for national security programs.