Systems Engineer: Space Superiority Missions

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site position

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to join its Space Superiority Division. You will apply systems engineering across the full mission lifecycle, from concept through on‑orbit mission execution, focusing on advanced spacecraft and RPO capabilities.

Experience in development, integration, testing, or operation of complex aerospace systems is essential. This on‑site role requires Top Secret clearance and offers opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or higher with 2 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience applying systems engineering to aerospace or complex technical systems.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines to resolve technical issues and develop integrated solutions.
• Demonstrated experience performing core systems‑engineering functions: requirements development/management, interface control, system architecture, mission analysis, verification/validation.
• Requires U.S. Government Top Secret clearance at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Supporting major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and translating complex information into clear presentations for key stakeholders.
• Authoring and contributing to program data products, systems engineering artifacts, and other critical deliverables.
• Collaborating with mission partners to develop and mature the system with a focus on successful mission execution.
• Supporting the development of new spacecraft or modification of existing spacecraft to enable an accelerated path from concept to launch.
• Developing and applying an understanding of spacecraft operations and design reference missions, particularly missions involving RPO in a contested space domain.
• Developing analysis and modeling tools to evaluate mission concepts and spacecraft performance.
• Managing requirements, including decomposing mission‑level objectives into system and subsystem requirements and maintaining traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Managing internal and external interfaces, particularly payloads, host vehicles, and RPO sensor suites.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements mgmt

Interface control

System architecture

Mission analysis

Test & verification

Cross-discipline collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Master’s degree

Tools

MBSE

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to join its Space Superiority Division. You will apply systems engineering across the full mission lifecycle, from concept through on‑orbit mission execution, focusing on advanced spacecraft and RPO capabilities.

Experience in development, integration, testing, or operation of complex aerospace systems is essential. This on‑site role requires Top Secret clearance and offers opportunities to influence