Staff Engineer Systems

United States-California-San Diego$177k–$266kPosted Jul 10, 2026
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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. We are looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. As a Staff Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation. What You’ll get to Do: * Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints * Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into specifications using DOORS * Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical) * Ensure system requirements, architecture, and designs integrate with technical needs of the program. * Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts * Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design * Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model * Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration) * Participate in Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), and other program reviews and boards, as required * Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings at technical and program reviews and boards. * Apply extensive technical expertise in the development of technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. * Provide cross-IPT support for Capture efforts, contract documents (e.g. SSOW/SDRL/CDRL), and trade studies as required Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: * Bachelors degree in Systems, Software, or related STEM degree field with 12 years of experience, or 9 years of experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 6 years with a STEM PhD * Proven experience in the systems engineering process * Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills * Experience in system requirements...

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