System Engineering Integration Test Planning - Level 5

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 152,900 - 229,300; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join the Systems Engineering core team in Chandler, Arizona. This 100% on-site role requires the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance and includes relocation assistance and occasional travel.

The candidate must have a STEM degree with extensive engineering experience and be able to coordinate cross-disciplinary verification, qualification, and testing activities while ensuring traceability and compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 10 years of related engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.
• Working knowledge of the Systems Engineering life cycle from concepts through production and sustainment.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical personnel.

Responsibilities

• Verification & Qualification Planning: Coordinate verification and qualification scope, schedule, and resources across Systems, Hardware, Software, and Test Engineering teams.
• Requirements Alignment & Traceability: Align integration and test activities with requirement allocations at system, subsystem, and component levels; ensure each allocated requirement has a defined verification/qualification method, test case, and pass/fail criterion.
• End-to-end Traceability: Support traceability between requirements, integration plans, test procedures, and test results using the program’s configuration and requirements management tools.
• Integration Planning & Coordination: Coordinate integration plans with design, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure hardware, software, and test assets are available and ready; identify integration risks and drive mitigation strategies into the test plan.
• Test Readiness & Compliance: Validate that verification, qualification, and safety test artifacts comply with internal processes, customer requirements, and relevant industry/mission standards; provide verification and test evidence for certification, assurance, and customer reviews; support closure of findings and actions.
• Safety Test Strategy & Planning: Identify safety-driven and mission-critical requirements and ensure they are explicitly addressed in integration and test plans; support safety-focused test campaigns in alignment with applicable standards and safety objectives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12 years related engineering experience

Master’s degree in STEM with 10 years related engineering experience

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Overview

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join the Systems Engineering core team, located in Chandler, Arizona. This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ.

Key Responsibilities

• Verification & Qualification Planning: Coordinate verification and qualification scope, schedule, and resources across Systems, Hardware, Software, and Test Engineering teams.
• Requirements Alignment & Traceability: Align integration and test activities with requirement allocations at system, subsystem, and component levels; ensure each allocated requirement has a defined verification/qualification method, test case, and pass/fail criterion.
• End-to-end Traceability: Support traceability between requirements, integration plans, test procedures, and test results using the program’s configuration and requirements management tools.
• Integration Planning & Coordination: Coordinate integration plans with design, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure hardware, software, and test assets are available and ready; identify integration risks and drive mitigation strategies into the test plan.
• Test Readiness & Compliance: Validate that verification, qualification, and safety test artifacts comply with internal processes, customer requirements, and relevant industry/mission standards; provide verification and test evidence for certification, assurance, and customer reviews; support closure of findings and actions.
• Safety Test Strategy & Planning: Identify safety-driven and mission-critical requirements and ensure they are explicitly addressed in integration and test plans; support safety-focused test campaigns in alignment with applicable standards and safety objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 10 years of related engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.
• Working knowledge of the Systems Engineering life cycle from concepts through production and sustainment.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active US DoD Secret security clearance, or higher.
• Familiarity with the MDA organization and its methods of technical execution and review.
• Experience with hypersonic weapons and command and control technology.
• Experience with AEGIS weapon system.
• Willingness to work in fast-paced development programs.
• Ability to travel is required.
• Experience leading within an IPT organization as a lead or SME.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00. The salary offers are based on factors including scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses may be available depending on the position. Eligible employees may receive Long Term Incentives. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plans, holidays, and PTO.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the posting date, subject to change based on business needs.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with government clearance and certain restricted positions. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.