Principal Engineer Systems
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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,
We are seeking a dynamic Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical support to a high visibility capability upgrade program. You will work across Systems Engineering disciplines—including Safety, Requirements & Verification, Specialty Engineering, and Configuration Management—to help ensure program objectives are achieved within schedule, cost, and performance constraints. Responsibilities include supporting system level and supplier SETR events, contributing to system architecture and requirements development, and helping maintain traceability and a robust verification approach. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL.
In this role, you will assist with incremental capability thread definition (e.g., IFC builds), support planning and execution of development and delivery activities, and coordinate with specialty engineering teams to ensure their considerations are incorporated into the design and verification. You will help prepare SE inputs for Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and program reviews, track assigned tasks to closure, and contribute to configuration and baseline management. This position calls for a technically driven, organized, and self motivated engineer who supports the overall goals of the team and program.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Support Spec Development (to include creation of verification statements)
- →Support Supplier Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)
- →Brief Systems Engineering at internal TIMs
- →Requirements & Verification Management (DOORS)
- →Ensure requirements are captured, traced, and verified throughout the lifecycle.
- →Support the execution of multiple supplier events, to include development and review of technical content
- →Develop SETR Content
- →Participate in working group discussions with government customers
- →Ensure coordination between Specialty Engineering groups and the program
- →Support the planning and execution of FCA and PCA
Requirements
~2 min read- Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience.
- Must have a current DoD Secret clearance with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation, the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain SAP access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Experience with Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, etc)
- Experience with the “right side” of the Systems Engineering V
- Knowledge of lab and system-level test planning and execution, system safety, requirements & verification, and specialty engineering domains
- Experience with IBM DOORS
- Experience briefing technical reviews with USG Customers
- Prior experience with capability upgrade programs
- Experience with Mission Systems
- Experience with RF Systems
- Experience with military aircraft
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- Pay per year
- $98,400–$147,600 a year
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- October 17, 2026
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