Systems Engineer - Level 4 - Space AHT

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 4 to support end-to-end systems engineering activities for Space AHT efforts in Chandler, AZ (onsite). In this hands-on role, you will contribute to technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and analyses that connect requirements to solution design under senior engineer guidance.

This position involves active support of reviews, trade studies, testing and verification, and requirements management as the program matures. Work will also include collaboration across engineering teams to resolve interfaces, support analyses, and help ensure system requirements are verifiably satisfied.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and manage system requirement changes in Requirements Management databases under direction of more experienced engineers.
• Revise and manage original and revised specification and interface definition documentation, and expedite documents through signature approval.
• Manage the requirements verification database provided to the customer to ensure each system requirement is satisfied as system design and build progress.
• Modify management tracking reports for systems engineering performance parameters, resource metrics, and design margins.
• Support proposal-writing efforts for Systems Engineering as needed.
• Implement changes to the Functional/Logical/Physical Model of System Architecture and support less experienced engineers with similar tasking.
• Support system design, analyses, interface verification, testing, failure or anomaly resolution, and mission operations.
• Support testing and/or evaluation/validation of one or more components, including analytical model elements or actual system implementation.
• Attend and prepare materials for System Requirement Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, and System Verification Review.
• Support trade studies and related analyses, including system sensitivity studies, design optimization, performance assessments, operations analysis (mission analysis and timelines), and ConOps development.
• Analyze cost history for bidders from projects where directly involved.

Required Qualifications

• Education and experience: Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of professional experience, or Master’s Degree with 6 years of professional experience.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizenship.
• Clearance: Ability to obtain DoD Government Secret security clearance.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in team environments.
• Experience writing, validating, or verifying interface requirements.
• Knowledge of launch vehicles.
• Experience in solid rocket motor design or thrust vector control.

Compensation

• Estimated yearly salary range: USD 122,800 - 184,200

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position: potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Relocation, Travel, and Clearance Details

• Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.
• Clearance required for start: Yes.
• Clearance type: Secret.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date, though the timeline may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

For more information, visit: https://jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers?query=HSVSpace