Staff Systems Architect - MBSE & DoD Systems

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Palatine Township (IL); On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Design Engineer for our Rolling Meadows, IL site to coordinate across disciplines, decompose requirements with SMEs, and guide system design decisions using MBSE. You will generate and update specifications and VCRM in DOORS, ensuring robust system definitions for DoD-based platforms.

The role requires a BS/MS/PhD in a STEM field with substantial related experience, US citizenship, and ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Physics or STEM with 12 years of related experience; OR MS with 10 years; OR PhD with 8 years of related experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills
• Experience working as part of an Agile team and maintaining awareness of cost and schedule constraints
• Experience decomposing requirements for DoD-based platforms or systems
• Experience in creating and delivering technical presentations
• Working knowledge of DOORS and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and tools such as Cameo or similar tools (SysML)
• Candidate must be a US Citizen
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance as necessary

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across disciplines to ensure the system requirements and design are properly defined and captured
• Decompose requirements with SMEs and support trade studies of technical challenges
• Guide system design decision‑making using Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods
• Generate and update specifications and Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM) in DOORS

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Agile teamwork

DoD platforms experience

Technical presentations

MBSE concepts

System modeling

Python

MATLAB

Education

BS in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Physics or STEM

MS in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

SysML

MBSE tools

RF/EM/EB modeling tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Design Engineer for our Rolling Meadows, IL site to coordinate across disciplines, decompose requirements with SMEs, and guide system design decisions using MBSE. You will generate and update specifications and VCRM in DOORS, ensuring robust system definitions for DoD-based platforms.

The role requires a BS/MS/PhD in a STEM field with substantial related experience, US citizenship, and ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.