Space Vehicle Systems Engineer — Relocation & Travel

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Total Rewards

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer in Gilbert, AZ. You will join a cross‑disciplinary team responsible for design, integration, and testing of space payloads and spacecraft buses, moving concepts through launch and on‑orbit operations.

The role blends systems engineering with on‑the‑floor support, requiring a STEM degree with 2+ years of experience or a Master’s degree, strong problem‑solving, and excellent communication. U.S. Top Secret clearance is required/desired.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 2+ years of engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving skills and an aptitude for understanding how systems and subsystems interact.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior engineering experience, preferably on space, aerospace, or related hardware/software programs.
• Basic understanding of systems engineering concepts (requirements, interfaces, verification/validation).
• Ability and willingness to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.

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.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Space engineering experience

Systems engineering basics

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

DOORS

CAMEO

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer in Gilbert, AZ. You will join a cross‑disciplinary team responsible for design, integration, and testing of space payloads and spacecraft buses, moving concepts through launch and on‑orbit operations.

The role blends systems engineering with on‑the‑floor support, requiring a STEM degree with 2+ years of experience or a Master’s degree, strong problem‑solving, and excellent communication. U.S. Top Secret clearance is required/desired.