Systems Engineer - Integration & Test

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 91,800 - 137,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is looking for a skilled Systems Engineer to join their Integration & Test team in Woodland Hills, CA. The ideal candidate will help in identifying requirements, engaging in system performance analyses, and ensuring the realization of total systems solutions. Candidates should have a relevant STEM degree and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

This position requires full-time onsite work and offers competitive salary ranges from $91,800 to $137,600, along with various benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of engineering experience or Master’s in STEM discipline.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Ability to work onsite full-time at Woodland Hills, CA.

Responsibilities

• Identify unique requirements from a broad customer base.
• Work on capabilities of current products and performance analyses.
• Ensure logical conversion of requirements into total systems solutions.
• Perform functional and timeline analysis.
• Work with Agile teams for requirement verification and testing.

Skills

Software requirements development

Test Case development

Verification and Validation

Excellent written and oral communication

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

JIRA

ClearQuest / ClearCase

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No. CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret. TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history—from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work—and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history; they are making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission‑enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We at Northrop Grumman Missions Systems are seeking a skilled Systems Engineer for Integration & Test in Woodland Hills, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying unique requirements from a broad customer base, flowing the requirements into design documentation, and working with a diverse team to build and test those requirements.
• Work on the capabilities of current products, performance analyses, design information, and requirements verification methods.
• Ensure logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation.
• Generate, review, and manage multiple requirements sets that cover all aspects of both performance and nonperformance including mechanical interfaces, electrical interfaces, data requirements, environmental requirements, and reliability.
• Awareness and responsiveness to contract milestones and deliverables.
• Work with an Agile team to ensure the designs are sufficient to meet the system requirements.
• Work with various Agile teams to ensure all requirements are verified through inspection, analysis, demonstration, or test often by providing test and data reduction scripts.
• Facilitate test directions to ensure production tests and troubleshooting tests are executed correctly and resulting data conforms to requirements.
• Develop simulation models for sensors and systems.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 2+ years of engineering experience OR Master’s Science degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
• Experience in System Engineering activities such as:
• Software requirements development
• Requirements development
• Test Case development
• Verification and Validation (i.e., experience running tests and documenting results)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
• Ability to work onsite full‑time at Woodland Hills, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams
• Experience supporting test investigations and debugging efforts
• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS and technical baseline management
• Experience with working in an engineering Agile team
• Experience with JIRA
• Systems Engineering experience on large, complex systems
• Lab and system integration experience
• Excellent time management, organizational skills
• Understanding and experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and Cameo modeling (or equivalent)
• Experience with ClearQuest / ClearCase

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.