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Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - MBSE - TS/SCI

Northrop Grumman

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Top Secret/SCI
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IT - Software
Manhattan Beach, CA (On-Site/Office)

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.

We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer with experience in MBSE to join our team in Manhattan Beach, CA. You will support a team of engineers to define, develop, decompose, analyze, verify, and validate requirements for the ground segment of a satellite system.

This position is contingent upon program award and/or customer funding.

This position will focus primarily on requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation from system-level requirements down to lower-level requirements; support the development of the modeling products in CAMEO EA for the program; translating and mapping CONOPS and use cases into requirements; interface definition; developing requirement specifications and a requirements traceability matrix; and liaising with subject matter experts, analysts, architects, designers, and specialty engineers to ensure requirements are defined holistically, completely, and unambiguously for an integrated system.

The program uses state-of-the-art Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), maintaining all requirements, descriptive models, analytical models, cost models, and management and support functions in one common, integrated suite of MBSE tools.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Systems Engineer: 2 Years of relevant experience with Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline; 0 Years of relevant experience with Masters
  • Principal Systems Engineer: 5 Years of relevant experience with Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline; 3 Years of relevant experience with Masters; 1 Year of relevant experience with PhD
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required at time of application
  • Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
  • Experience with front end of SE "vee" requirements analysis and decomposition and generation of requirement specifications
  • Experience with CAMEO or other MBSE tools and Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
  • Ability to collaborate and contribute to technical discussions with fellow team members, cross-organizational teams, and management


Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Ground and Space systems and/or Command and Control systems
  • Experience with requirements verification
  • Experience with interface engineering, including development of ICDs
  • Experience working with Software teams
  • Experience with Agile development
  • Excellent communication and technical writing skills
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Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines. © 2025 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.
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IT - Software
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