Staff Systems Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership on sustainment and modernization programs within the Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) team. You will guide an engineering team through requirements analysis, design, prototyping, fabrication, verification testing, and sell-off.

Ideal candidates will have a BS in Electrical, Biomedical, or Computer Engineering (ABET-accredited), 12+ years in leadership roles, and a demonstrated ability to communicate complex

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited B.S. in EE/BE/CE with 12 years' relevant experience.
• Experience leading a project/team through the full lifecycle.
• Strong communication of complex technical concepts.
• DoD program experience and ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team through the full program lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, prototyping, fabrication, verification testing, and sell-off.
• Coordinate workload and assignments of a team, ensuring efficient execution of engineering tasks.
• Maintain a backlog of tasks and set team priorities aligned with the program development schedule.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for team-related issues and provide regular progress updates, risks and blockers to senior management.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in technical domains, engineering design principles, and project execution best practices.
• Perform hands-on integration and testing of complex systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments.
• Generate and update system and sub-system level specifications, ensure verification traceability, develop test plans, analyze test results, and prepare comprehensive reports.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Team coordination

Communication

Hardware–software integration

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Electrical/Biomedical/Computer Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Oscilloscope

Function generator

Spectrum analyzer

Job description

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Security Clearance

Required for start: None. Clearance type: Secret.

Travel

Yes, 10% of the time.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Defensive Systems needs a Staff Systems Engineer on our Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) team. In this role, you will provide technical leadership on sustainment and modernization programs.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team through the full program lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, prototyping, fabrication, verification testing, and sell‑off.
• Coordinate workload and assignments of a team, ensuring efficient execution of engineering tasks.
• Maintain a backlog of tasks and set team priorities aligned with the program development schedule.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for team‑related issues and provide regular progress updates, risks and blockers to senior management.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers in technical domains, engineering design principles, and project execution best practices.
• Perform hands‑on integration and testing of complex systems, including both hardware and software components in development and production environments.
• Generate and update system and sub‑system level specifications, ensure verification traceability, develop test plans, analyze test results, and prepare comprehensive reports.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited school with 12 years of relevant experience (Master’s with 10 years; PhD with 8 years).
• Experience in a leadership position, leading a project and/or team through the full program lifecycle: requirements analysis, design, trade studies, prototyping, fabrication, verification testing, and sell‑off.
• History of effectively communicating complex technical concepts to project, program, and company management, other technical managers, and customers.
• Experience designing, integrating, troubleshooting and testing complex systems that include hardware and software.
• Experience with legacy system sustainment and modernization, including hardware redesign due to obsolescence.
• Experience with lab test equipment such as function generator, oscilloscope, multimeter, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Experience with Department of Defense programs.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing or working with program management on scope, schedule and budget.
• Experience with schematic development and circuit card design.
• Experience with MATLAB or equivalent programming/analysis languages.
• Experience developing system simulation frameworks, performance models and algorithms, threat models, and command and control models.
• Experience in digital signal processing, digital beamforming, adaptive processing, or tracking algorithms.
• Experience in performing aircraft functional test.

Salary and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $147,700.00 - $221,500.00. The salary is determined by factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, a discretionary bonus, and for certain positions, long‑term incentives. Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.

EEO Statement

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 the Northrop Grumman EEO webpage.