Staff Mission Integration Specialist

Northrop Grumman • Huntsville, AL

1d • $152,900 - $253,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced, technically proficient military operations professional to join Mission Integration & Solution Engineering within Northrop Grumman Innovation Engineering (NGINE). The Staff Mission Integration Specialist bridges operational experience and advanced engineering to ensure emerging technologies and technical solutions address real-world mission challenges. The role leverages operational expertise, technical understanding, and customer engagement skills to identify unmet warfighter needs, evaluate emerging capabilities, and influence the development of mission-relevant solutions. The position may be based onsite in Roy, Utah, or Huntsville, Alabama, or may be performed as a full-time teleworker. Travel up to 75% is required, and an active Secret clearance is required at the start.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience, subject to position-level requirements.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience.
• Military operational experience or directly comparable experience supporting complex military missions.
• Demonstrated understanding of military operations, operational planning, mission execution, and associated technical systems.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to engage effectively with engineers and technical subject matter experts.
• Experience identifying operational challenges, assessing capability gaps, and communicating actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to engage credibly with military operators, government customers, and technical teams.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with joint or multi-domain operations, command and control (C2), integrated air and missile defense, or other complex mission environments.
• Experience supporting military technology development, operational testing, experimentation, or capability evaluation.
• Familiarity with Operator-in-the-Loop, User-in-the-Loop, Human Systems Integration, or user-centered-design engineering approaches.
• Understanding of modern defense technologies, including advanced software, AI-enabled capabilities, autonomous systems, and integrated mission systems.
• Experience collaborating directly with engineering teams to develop, refine, or evaluate technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational insight to engineering teams to identify mission challenges, capability gaps, operational constraints, and opportunities for innovation.
• Build relationships with military operators and government stakeholders to understand operational workflows, emerging threats, and unmet mission needs.
• Collaborate with engineers and technical leaders to translate operational insights into technical concepts, solution requirements, and engineering priorities.
• Participate in demonstrations, experimentation, prototyping, and user evaluations to assess mission relevance, operational suitability, and effectiveness.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advanced capabilities from an operational perspective and identify opportunities to improve mission performance and warfighter effectiveness.
• Partner with systems engineering, software engineering, Human Systems Integration, and other technical disciplines to incorporate operational feedback into development activities.
• Advocate for operator-centered engineering practices and contribute to iterative development approaches that accelerate delivery of effective mission capabilities.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior