Systems Engineer (Level 3/4)
United States-California-El Segundomid
Systems EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud
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Requirements Summary
Applicable at a Principal Engineer Level (level 3): Must have a Bachelors
Technical Tools
Systems EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
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.
- Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
- Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
- Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
This role may be filled at either an Engineer (Level 3) or Principal Engineer (Level 4) level.
Requirements
~2 min read- An active U.S. government Secret clearance or higher (with background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Knowledge of DOORS for requirement management.
- Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
- Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders.
- Experience with requirement verification.
- 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 Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience.
- Must have the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Location & Eligibility
Where is the job
United States-California-El Segundo
On-site at the office
Who can apply
Same as job location
About this job
- Pay per year
- $114,000–$171,000 a year
- 11% below the $161,000 median for Systems Engineer jobs on Jobera (865 salaries).
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 8, 2026
- First seen
- October 8, 2026
- Last seen
- October 14, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 7
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 40%
- Scored at
- October 15, 2026
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