Staff Systems Engineer: Hardware & System Integration Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Systems Engineer - HW Integration Lead in Huntsville, AL. You will drive hardware integration during TMRR, plan requirements, and guide MBSE artifacts through Cameo, ensuring traceability to system interfaces and customer needs.

You will mentor early-career engineers, participate in senior technical reviews, and support design decisions with rigorous analysis and planning. Active DoD clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience applying systems engineering across full lifecycle for complex hardware-intensive systems.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Ability to lead technical reviews and corroborate MBSE artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware integration during TMRR phase with technical leadership for shipboard assemblies.
• Plan requirements allocation and traceability aligned with weapon system interfaces.
• Review MBSE artifacts in Cameo for alignment with baseline.
• Develop verification/validation strategy, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate system integration and lab troubleshooting with cross-functional IPTs.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

MBSE artifacts

Technical reviews

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 years

Master's degree + 10 years

PhD + 8 years

Tools

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Systems Engineer - HW Integration Lead in Huntsville, AL. You will drive hardware integration during TMRR, plan requirements, and guide MBSE artifacts through Cameo, ensuring traceability to system interfaces and customer needs.

You will mentor early-career engineers, participate in senior technical reviews, and support design decisions with rigorous analysis and planning. Active DoD clearance is preferred.