Staff Radar Systems Engineer & Team Lead

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Radar Systems to lead a multidisciplinary team across radar-related programs. The role focuses on requirements, verification, and cross-team coordination to deliver complex systems on schedule and within cost.

You will collaborate with engineering disciplines and external customers, applying rigorous change management and robust risk handling while advancing key modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in a STEM field with related systems engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain DoD secret clearance and SAP clearance.
• Experience with radar systems, DOORS, and EVMS CAM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage requirements, allocation, verification and validation.
• Write specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports.
• Coordinate with program leads and functional/subsystem teams.
• Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts with configuration management.
• Coordinate verification/validation with stakeholders and customers.
• Lead cross-IPT communication and EVMS reporting.
• Manage Control Accounts as CAM and ensure on-time, on-cost deliveries.
• Identify risks and opportunities and implement mitigation plans.

Skills

Agile Scrum

DOORS

EVMS CAM

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Cameo

Python

Traceability

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Radar Systems to lead a multidisciplinary team across radar-related programs. The role focuses on requirements, verification, and cross-team coordination to deliver complex systems on schedule and within cost.

You will collaborate with engineering disciplines and external customers, applying rigorous change management and robust risk handling while advancing key modernization efforts.