Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineer (AHT)
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: No Description At Northrop Grumman,
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 to join our team in Dulles, VA.
Successful candidates for this position will work in a technical role for space and ground programs in Dulles, VA. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge programs and new mission areas in the following areas to support next generation space capabilities.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- CONOPS and Mission Analysis
- Systems Level Integration and Test
- Mission Modeling and Simulation
- Verification and Validation
- Resource Logistics and Execution
- Mission Operations Support
- Model Based Systems Engineering
This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.
Requirements
~1 min read- Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience
- Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
- Experience with a space or ground system development program
- Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
- Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs.
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience or PhD with 4 years of professional experience
- Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
- Experience with a space or ground system development program
- Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
- Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs.
- Experience presenting to customers
- Experience working with a cross-discipline team
- Experience in Space Superiority mission design, satellite ground software, distributed modeling & simulation
- Understanding of system of system architecture designs the interplay between various national security customers and products
- Mission system requirements, verification/validation planning, mission planning/execution, mission analysis, modeling/simulation, system trade studies
- Proficiency in any modeling and simulation tools: Cameo, STK, Matlab, AFSIM, Python
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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00The 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.Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Posted
- 13 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 2, 2026
- First seen
- October 5, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
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- 9
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 19%
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- October 15, 2026
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