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. The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector, is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program. The successful candidate will demonstrate broad systems and software engineering lifecycle knowledge. The candidate must be adaptable to course corrections and ever-evolving plan changes, have a solution-based mindset, and be able to advise and present managing scope and dependencies to both the technical and leadership teams. These teams are geographically dispersed, and the candidate should have the ability to operate as a team lead in a fast-paced software testing environment. The candidate is expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment and to be highly self-motivated. The individual is expected to handle diverse assignments with efficiency, finding unique solutions, and working in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow. This position will be at one of our sites in Morrisville, North Carolina, Fairfax, Virginia, or Linthicum, Maryland. Compensation varies depending on location. This position requires being on-site and does not support remote or hybrid work.