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Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems

United States-Oklahoma-Tinker AFB · United States-Florida-Melbourne · United States-California-San Diego

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Role family
Engineering
Seniority
Lead / management
Stated salary
$75,100 per year
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
3 Oct 2026

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: 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 Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Oklahoma City, OK.

This Systems Engineer position is for an individual contributor within a multi-disciplinary engineering team. Responsibilities include conducting research, writing requirements, developing models, defining interfaces and performing analysis while working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure to drive the development of new program requirements, refine existing program requirements, and influence the pursuit of future technologies and capabilities. The selected candidate will collaborate across the engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers across multiple simultaneous Modernization and Sustainment efforts.

Job Responsibilities:

Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts.

Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports.

Support interface/communication with program, functional and subsystem leads.

Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts following proper configuration management procedures.

Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts

Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.

Solicit input from various stakeholders and team members to synthesize data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Support cross-functional development, integration, and testing of system functional threads

Work with IPTs to develop and execute program IFC plans and metrics

Manage project execution rhythm, coordination, and reporting activities

Utilize JIRA software tool (and/or similar) for issue tracking and resolution

We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications:

Active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation.

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Experience in at least one aspect of aerospace Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification, integration, and requirements management

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Python or other scripting language

Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications

Experience working in a cross-functional team environment to support development and integration of a system functional capability

Experience with software development

Experience with HW/SW integration testing

Experience with Agile execution

Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations

Experience with DOORS DXL and DOORS administration

Experience with Cameo

Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts

Systems Engineer 2 - Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline.

Principal Systems Engineer 3 - Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 Years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline AND in a STEM discipline AND 1 Year of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering

Primary Level Salary Range: $75,100.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

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.

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