Systems Engineer: Secret Clearance & DOORS Specialist

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus

Overtime eligible

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks an Engineer or Principal Engineer Systems to own end-to-end subsystem verification. The role uses DOORS, Jira, and Confluence to manage requirements and verification activities onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

You will establish traceability, support design reviews, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure verifiable requirements and program milestones are met.

Qualifications

• BS in STEM + 2 years Systems Engineering exp, or MS + 0 yrs exp.
• Principal: BS + 5 yrs; MS + 3 yrs; PhD + 1 yr exp.
• Active US Government Secret clearance + background check within 6 years.
• Ability to transfer/maintain Secret clearance for program access.
• Experience in requirements decomposition/management.

Responsibilities

• Establish bidirectional traceability between upper- and lower-level requirements in DOORS.
• Configure DOORS modules, attributes, and baselines to ensure data quality.
• Perform impact analysis and resolve orphan or conflicting requirements.
• Publish coverage metrics and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Support design reviews with trace reports and DOORS exports.
• Coordinate DOORS and Jira workflows across teams.
• Document processes and maintain traceability guides.

Skills

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Traceability

Requirements analysis

Technical writing

Education

BS in STEM

MS in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks an Engineer or Principal Engineer Systems to own end-to-end subsystem verification. The role uses DOORS, Jira, and Confluence to manage requirements and verification activities onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

You will establish traceability, support design reviews, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure verifiable requirements and program milestones are met.