Principal/Sr Principal Systems Engineer: C2 SEIT (*Active TS/SCI required)

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology.  Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer (Integration & Test) in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting our Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU).  This role for a Ground systems engineer to support Command and Control (C2) Software Development and SEIT functions.

What you’ll get to do:  As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will support the C2 team in creating integration tests, verifying drivers, and working with the C2 team to ensure that requirements are met.  You will also support the team at the Enterprise and program level testing.  You will write, support, and debug automated test scripts and create test procedures. Ultimately, you will support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission, ensuring everything is synchronized.  

We have multiple Systems Engineering positions across the Ground program, on contract to deliver the ground segment for a restricted space program.  This role is for SEIT on the program where the focus is to support the Ground integration & test efforts.

The successful candidate will have experience supporting Integration and Test efforts.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal level (level 3) or a Senior Principal level (level 4), depending on the candidate’s experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application

• Must have a completed STEM degree with below years of experience in systems engineering [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]

  • Principal level (level 3)

    • 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

    • 3 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

    • 1 Years of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D. (STEM)

  • Senior Principal level (level 4)

    • 8 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

    • 6 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

    • 4 Years of relevant experience with a completed Ph.D. (STEM)

• Must have experience on all of the below:

  • Prior systems engineering experience.

  • Integration and Test experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with space vehicle ground segment design

• Experience with Matlab, C, C++, Java, MBSE, Visio, JIRA, Bitbucket

• Expertise with testing tools and automation

• Experience with requirements verification

• Experience with Agile Development

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.  This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.

With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible