Staff Digital Engineer

Northrop Grumman; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) has an opening for a Staff Digital Engineer (Systems Engineer) located in Redondo Beach, CA, Rancho Bernardo, CA, and/or Melbourne, FL. A hybrid work arrangement may be available, but on-site presence is required as business needs dictate.

The role focuses on analyzing architectures and developing DODAF/SysML viewpoints to support the Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE).

Qualifications

• Must have a STEM degree with extensive professional/military experience as specified, including at least one of: BS+12 yrs, MS+10 yrs, or PhD+8 yrs.
• Active US Government Secret clearance or higher with a recent background investigation or Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain/maintain SAP clearance within business needs.
• Experience in Systems Engineering and MBSE across disciplines.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% to multiple site locations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of system architectures.
• Develop Architecture, CONOPS, and use cases using model-based systems engineering methods.
• Automate multi-disciplinary workflows supporting engineering and business processes.
• Perform system requirements analysis.
• Maintain and evolve the Digital Ecosystem.
• Lead tool-to-tool integration initiatives.
• Onboard partners into the DE environment to support the program.

Skills

MBSE

Systems Engineering

SysML

Cameo

Agile

Atlassian

Digital Ecosystem

Tool-to-tool integration

Architecture

CONOPS

MBSE tools

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

STEM PhD

Tools

Cameo Enterprise Architecture

SysML

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting‑edge next‑generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry‑leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible.

Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early‑stage designs and rapid prototyping to high‑impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Staff Digital Engineer (Systems Engineer)

This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA, Rancho Bernardo, CA, and/or Melbourne, FL.

A hybrid work arrangement may be available; however, on‑site presence will be required as business needs dictate.

The successful candidate will have the ability to analyze architecture and develop various DODAF or SysML Viewpoints in support of this effort. Designs and develops system architectures and defines key capabilities and performance requirements in creating and maintaining the Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE). The candidate will be developing visualizations and merging data sets across functional disciplines to bring more visibility to the end users within the program by developing analytical interfaces for data presentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in development of system architectures.
• Architecture, CONOPS, and use case development using model‑based systems engineering methodologies.
• Automation workflow development of multi‑disciplined functional processes in support of various engineering and business processes.
• Perform system requirements analysis.
• Maintain our Digital Ecosystem
• Lead our Tool‑to‑tool integration
• Support the program by onboarding partners into our DE environment

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self‑motivated, proactive, and goal‑oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 12 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 10 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience
• Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must have familiarity with Systems Engineering
• Must have experience collaborating across engineering disciplines to architect, design, or implement complex systems.
• Must have experience in Model based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Requires up to 20% travel to multiple site locations as needed by the business to support its need.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current, active Top Secret clearance
• Experience in Aerospace Systems
• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Experience with Cameo Enterprise Architecture and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
• Experience developing various DODAF views, especially Operational and Functional viewpoints, using MBSE tools like Cameo.
• Experience with Agile product development
• Experience using the Atlassian Suite.
• Experience in Digital Ecosystem design and maturity.

Salary ranges will be dependent upon where the position is based and follows our company geographic salary bands aligned with position. Specific salary offer for candidate selected will be commensurate with experience aligned with location specific salary bands.

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $265,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making 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 our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.