Systems Engineer - Level 3

Northrop Grumman; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 3 to drive features for satellite ground systems using MBSE models and CAMEO for architecture and verification. You will participate in agile ceremonies, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and present outcomes to leadership.

Required are a STEM degree with 5+ years (or MS with 3 years, PhD with 1 year), active SCI clearance, and readiness to travel up to 10%. Relocation assistance may be available as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of engineering experience.
• Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of experience.
• PhD in STEM with 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of features for the satellite ground systems domain with familiarity in reading CAMEO/MBSE models.
• Participate in working groups, research customer needs and interfaces, and translate them into digital artifacts to enable software implementation.
• Support and/or lead development of verification planning, test requirements, and other key products.
• Work scope covers requirements, verification, interfaces, architecture, design, integration, test and sell-off.

Skills

MBSE

CAMEO

Agile

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

REST/HTTP

Space Systems

Job description

Overview

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: SCI. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 3 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding. The role also depends on the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of features for the satellite ground systems domain with familiarity in reading CAMEO/MBSE models
• Participate in working groups, research customer needs and interfaces, and translate them into digital artifacts to enable software implementation
• Support and/or lead development of verification planning, test requirements, and other key products
• Work scope covers a range of Systems Engineering disciplines and products, including requirements & verification, interfaces, architecture, and design, integration, test and sell‑off
• Engage in sprint planning, stand‑ups, retrospectives, and reviews while maintaining alignment with product vision and mission goals
• Provide subject matter expertise in Space‑Vehicle Command and Control System areas and collaborate with other teams and unit level engineers supporting subsystems
• Conduct demos and briefings for customers and senior leadership
• Ensure seamless integration of capabilities, epics, and features with ground satellite software systems solutions
• Utilize Atlassian tool suite, including Jira dashboards and Confluence knowledge bases
• Support and/or lead preparation and execution of milestones and Agile product increments
• Engage with multiple working groups and control boards
• Additional specifics of responsibilities can be tailored based on the skillset and experience of the selected candidate

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 5+ years of engineering experience
• Master's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 3 years of experience
• PhD degree in STEM discipline with 1 year of experience
• Candidate must have an active SCI at time of application and prior to start date; continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance at the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future
• Experience with developing and evaluating behavioral and structural architecture diagrams using MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) methodology and tooling or equivalent
• Experience using No Magic Cameo or equivalent
• Experience with space‑vehicle, command‑and‑control, mission management, mission data processing, or software subsystems
• Demonstrated written and oral communications skills through written requirements, test, and evaluation criteria
• Experience with Systems Engineering processes and artifacts development in support of SW development, including use cases, interface control documents, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, database design, schema development, and SW protocols such as REST, HTTP, & RESP or equivalent
• Experience working on Agile programs and methodology

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with command‑and‑control, network management, flight dynamics, and/or orbit determination for space‑vehicle related software systems
• Experience working with Space Vehicle Subsystems including thermal, power, attitude control system, propulsion, and/or communications
• Familiarity with cloud‑based architectures such as Kubernetes, containers, and orchestrators
• Experience working mission focused threads
• Experience with the software development lifecycle
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence
• Experience working with a geographically distributed team
• Experience with automated test and integration frameworks including Playwright

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules: for example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work

Equal Opportunity Employer

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