Systems Engineer - Integrator (Principal or Senior Principal Level)

ngc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Rancho Bernardo, CA seeks a Systems Engineer - Integrator to lead a cross-functional team across the SE lifecycle for the USAF Global Hawk portfolio.

You will drive requirements, design, test planning, integration, and verification activities, ensuring milestone readiness and strong customer communication. Clearance eligibility and prior NASA/AF experience are valued.

Qualifications

• BS in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or MS with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US government Secret or higher clearance.
• Experience managing Technical Baselines and end-to-end system integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse engineering team to provide technical solutions for USAF Global Hawk portfolio.
• Collaborate across SE disciplines: requirements, design, test planning and verification.
• Plan schedules and drive team toward milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, FCA).
• Develop and validate system-level models for concept development and verification.
• Communicate status to internal exec management and customers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Test planning

Integration planning

Team leadership

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD (optional)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systemshas an opening for aSystems Engineer - Integrator to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located inRancho Bernardo, CA.

In this role, you will fill the role of Global Hawk Integration System Engineer for the United States Air Force (USAF) Business Area. You will be responsible for leading a diverse engineering team to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems across the USAF customers’ Global Hawk portfolio. You will be working across the entire spectrum of the Systems Engineering V-Model, and will support SE disciplines including requirements development, use case development, capability (hardware and software) development, integration planning, lab integration, test planning, formal test, and verification.

Essential Functions for Both Levels:

• Work closely with customers and end users to ensure system requirements, design, risks, and limitations are understood, communicated, and accepted
• Execute systems engineering functions to maintain the technical baseline, and to ensure the baseline reflects a cohesive system solution
• Support the development and validation of system level models used for concept development, design, verification, and validation
• Leverage your experience supporting Fielded Aircraft Systems, UAV systems, and the full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including design reviews, requirements decomposition, test planning, and requirements verification
• Ability to plan, execute a schedule and lead a team towards those goals
• Clearly define end user needs and desired capabilities
• Provide support and deliverables for successful milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, FCA)
• Presentation skills to effectively provide status to internal executive management and customers

This role may be filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

At a Principal Level:

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience

At a Senior Principal Level:

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience

At Both Levels:

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain US Government Secret or higher clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must have previous experience managing Technical Baselines (Functional and Allocated Baselines)
• Must have previous experience conducting end to end system integration, verification and validation
• Must have experience with integration and interfaces ICDs/IDDs

Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels:

• Experience with RQ-4 air vehicle, ground segment, sensor payloads, COMMS and support equipment
• Experience with USAF customers
• Active Secret/Top Secret Level Clearance
• MS degree in STEM field

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.