Staff Systems Architect Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Melbourne, FL

19h • $152,900 - $229,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Staff Systems Architect Engineer for its Systems Engineering organization in Melbourne, Florida. The role provides senior technical leadership in model-based systems engineering (MBSE), requirements development, and architecture definition for a complex aerospace system. Using Cameo, the engineer will capture and manage system requirements, functional and physical architectures, and interfaces across the program lifecycle. The digital system model is expected to serve as the authoritative source for requirements, behaviors, and interfaces. The role works closely with chief engineers, integrated product teams (IPTs), and specialty engineering disciplines to maintain a coherent, traceable architecture that supports design decisions, mission effectiveness, and verification planning. The role requires an active Secret or higher U.S. government clearance and includes travel about 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant military or professional experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant military or professional experience, or a Ph.D. and at least 8 years of relevant military or professional experience.
• Active U.S. government Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Extensive systems engineering experience emphasizing requirements development, decomposition, and architecture definition for complex systems.
• Direct experience using Cameo/MagicDraw or an equivalent MBSE tool for SysML-based modeling, including creation and maintenance of system-level models.
• Experience leading technical teams or work packages and communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including customers and senior leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting mission planning and ground systems, including operational concepts, workflows, and interfaces between air vehicles and ground mission systems.
• Experience defining and managing air vehicle requirements—including performance, mission, avionics, and integration requirements—and capturing them in an MBSE/Cameo model.
• Experience with mission systems and communications architectures, including data links, networks, and interfaces among onboard systems, ground segments, and external assets.
• Demonstrated application of MBSE/SysML to represent mission threads, mission-planning workflows, or end-to-end operational scenarios spanning vehicle, mission systems, and ground systems.
• Hands-on experience integrating Cameo models with requirements management tools such as DOORS/DOORS Next and generating traceability or coverage reports.
• Prior experience as a systems engineering or MBSE lead on a large, complex defense or aerospace program, preferably involving air vehicles, mission planning, or communications systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements development, decomposition, and traceability within Cameo, translating customer and stakeholder needs into system, segment, and subsystem requirements.
• Develop and maintain operational, functional, and physical system architectures using SysML and MBSE methods, including use case, activity, sequence, block definition, and internal block diagrams.
• Integrate requirements, behaviors, and interfaces into a cohesive model that supports mission analysis, system design, and verification and validation strategies.
• Establish and enforce modeling conventions and guidelines to ensure consistency and quality across contributors and IPTs.
• Coordinate architecture and requirements updates with multidisciplinary teams and capture cross-discipline impacts.
• Generate model-based views and reports for technical reviews such as SRR, PDR, and CDR, demonstrating requirements coverage, interface definition, and design maturity.
• Provide MBSE and Cameo guidance, mentoring, and training to engineers contributing to the model.
• Collaborate with requirements management and configuration management to baseline the Cameo model and maintain alignment with tools such as DOORS and DOORS Next.

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 a discretionary bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

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