Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide United States-Arizona-Chandler Tech Support Mult-Func Posted a month ago

Northrop Grumman; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide to support the systems engineering team on-site. You will assist with technical meetings, design reviews, and ensure artifacts are captured, organized, and accessible to the program team.

The role requires U.S. citizenship, ability to obtain a security clearance, and a high school diploma with related experience.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required and ability to obtain a security clearance.
• High school diploma plus 2 years education/experience in engineering support.
• Experience in engineering, technical, or project-support environment.
• Ability to take detailed meeting notes and capture technical items.
• Proficiency with MS Office and basic repository tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate technical meetings and design reviews.
• Attend reviews to capture decisions and follow-up actions.
• Maintain logs of comments, questions, risks, and items.
• Track item owners, due dates, and closure evidence.
• Prepare review packages and distribute materials to stakeholders.
• Coordinate across Systems Engineering, Hardware, Software, and PM teams.

Skills

MS Office

Documentation

Meeting coordination

Technical writing

Education

High school diploma

2 years additional education/experience

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

IBM DOORS

JIRA

Job description

## **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 Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide.The Systems Engineering Technician – Engineering Aide supports the Systems Engineering team by assisting with technical meetings and design reviews, maintaining comments and action items, and collecting and organizing supporting documentation. This role is critical to ensuring that technical decisions, review outcomes, and associated artifacts are accurately captured, controlled, and easily accessible to the program team.This position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ.**Key Responsibilities*** **Technical Meeting & Design Review Support** + Assist in planning and coordinating technical meetings and design reviews, including schedule tracking and logistics. + Attend technical reviews and working sessions to capture key discussion points, decisions, and follow‐up actions. + Work with technical leads and systems engineers to ensure review agendas, entry/exit criteria documentation, and supporting materials are prepared and distributed.* **Comment & Action Item Management** + Maintain structured logs of review comments, questions, risks, and action items generated during meetings and design reviews. + Track action‐item status, owners, due dates, and closure evidence, and provide regular status updates to the engineering team. + Ensure comment and action‐item databases remain current, accurate, and traceable to specific reviews and documents.* **Documentation Collection & Configuration Support** + Collect, organize, and maintain design review artifacts and supporting documentation (e.g., presentations, reports, ICDs, requirements documents). + Ensure documents are stored in the appropriate configuration‐controlled repositories and follow program‐defined naming and versioning conventions. + Assist in preparing review packages and documentation sets for internal and external stakeholders.* **Cross‐Team Coordination** + Interface with Systems Engineering, Hardware, Software, Integration & Test, and Program Management to obtain and distribute technical review materials. + Support the coordination of review Readiness and Close‐Out by ensuring required documentation and action‐item statuses are complete. + Help standardize templates and processes for comment capture, action tracking, and review documentation where appropriate.**Required Qualifications*** U.S. Citizenship is required.* Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.* High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience.* Experience working in an engineering, technical, or project‐support environment.* Demonstrated ability to take detailed meeting notes and accurately capture technical comments and action items.* Proficiency with common office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic familiarity with shared repositories (SharePoint, Confluence, or similar).* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks.* Clear written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with engineers and managers in structured technical settings.**Preferred Qualifications*** Experience supporting technical design reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR) or engineering change boards.* Familiarity with configuration‐management practices and document‐control processes.* Experience with action‐item tracking tools, issue‐tracking systems, or requirements‐management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS, JIRA, or similar).* Prior experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex engineering environments.* Willingness to work on fast‐paced development programs.* Ability to travel, if required, to support off‐site reviews or technical meetings.Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00The 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.