HW Requirements Systems Engineer (Level 2 or Level 3)

Northrop Grumman • Cincinnati, OH

5d • $83,400 - $155,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Cincinnati (Xetron), part of the Mission Systems sector, is seeking cleared Systems Engineers for its Cincinnati, Ohio Systems Engineering group. The team develops capabilities for military and intelligence customers and works collaboratively within a small-business culture backed by a larger corporation. The work supports national security and covers products across land, sea, air, and space domains. Candidates should bring systems engineering lifecycle experience, ingenuity, technical breadth, and creative problem-solving skills. Experience contributing to designs for deployable hardware products is highly desirable.

The position may be filled at the Systems Engineer (Level 2) or Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3) level. The successful candidate will develop and support model profiles, system diagrams, architecture frameworks, and queries in MBSE tools; collaborate with technical and cross-functional teams; analyze system requirements and performance; and support architecture modeling, model configuration management, and Agile development. The role requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and full-time onsite work in Cincinnati, Ohio. Relocation assistance may be available, and travel is 10% of the time.

Requirements

• For Level 2: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related experience.
• For Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time.
• Demonstrated ability to create models of complex systems that provide traceability of evolving requirements.
• Demonstrated systems engineering lifecycle experience in one or more areas, including requirements capture and management, requirements definition, architecture development, system design, system diagramming, integration, verification, validation, or sustainment.
• Working knowledge of MBSE standards to guide model development.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing models using the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF 2.0) within the CAMEO development environment.
• Technical contribution to RF hardware communication and collection design projects.
• Experience with custom plug-ins and other modeling-tool customizations.
• Solid understanding of general systems engineering practices and tools.
• Proficiency with SysML or other industry-specific modeling languages.
• Ability to communicate across functions and interpret information across multiple engineering disciplines and operations.
• Ability to quickly self-learn relevant subject matter in new disciplines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience developing or using Python automation tests.
• Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set by management.
• Experience contributing to design efforts for deployable hardware products.

Responsibilities

• Develop model profiles, system diagrams, architecture frameworks, and model queries in MBSE tools to capture and analyze systems throughout their lifecycle, from concept definition through integration.
• Work with Technical Leads to understand program intent, system capabilities, and output requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary technical teams to transform requirements and technical information into MBSE tools for analysis and decision-making.
• Recommend ways to optimize system performance and ensure requirements compliance based on analysis results; communicate findings in formal presentations and reports.
• Support development of architecture models.
• Perform model configuration management.
• Interface with technical leads, product owners, program management, and government customers to deliver high-quality products on time and within available resources.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including iteration planning and status reporting.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses, depending on the position.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

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