Staff Systems Engineer, Lead MBSE & Software Integration

Northrop Grumman; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Boulder, CO, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5 to lead system/software integration for an IRAD program on-site in Boulder. You will drive the integration strategy across components, a SIL, and a program cloud, coordinating multiple development teams and ensuring traceability from requirements to architecture.

The role requires MBSE mastery, SysML/UAF experience, and leadership of an IPT with DoD-relevant quality controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related experience, or a Master’s in STEM and 10 years, or a PhD in STEM.
• Experience applying MBSE on complex aerospace, defense, or advanced technology efforts.
• Experience with SysML and UAF.
• Experience in system architecture, requirements development, interface analysis, and technical decomposition.
• Experience leading an Integrated Product Team of 5+ with lab/cloud integration for software and hardware.
• Experience in Agile methodologies and risk management with closure-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Define and document instrumentation, data requirements, and test planning to satisfy objectives.
• Create, validate, and verify test plans, procedures, and test reports per program standards.
• Lead the engineering team that supports software integration for formal test events.
• Provide regular status updates and flag blockers to upper leadership to drive resolution.
• Translate mission needs into clear, model-based architecture artifacts.
• Apply MBSE processes to software for traceability and integration across the system.
• Develop and maintain MBSE architecture products for advanced concepts.
• Apply SysML and UAF to capture system structure, behavior, interfaces, and traceability.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and mission teams to align models to evolving direction.
• Contribute to modeling methods, architecture standards, and digital engineering practices.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

UAF

Agile methodologies

Systems engineering leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Boulder, CO, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Level 5 to lead system/software integration for an IRAD program on-site in Boulder. You will drive the integration strategy across components, a SIL, and a program cloud, coordinating multiple development teams and ensuring traceability from requirements to architecture.

The role requires MBSE mastery, SysML/UAF experience, and leadership of an IPT with DoD-relevant quality controls.