Systems Engineer - 4/5

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

1d•$135,800 - $253,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Missile Defense Integration (MDI) Business Unit has an exciting career opportunity in Huntsville, Alabama for a Systems Engineer – Level 4 or 5 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals, supporting the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon Systems (GWS) program. This position is located in Huntsville, AL. The selected Systems Engineer – Level 4 or 5 will support the GWS Execution Team in a flexible, multi‑build capacity. Working closely with Build Leads and Product Teams, the engineer will drive roadmap execution and provide technical build‑execution support. Key duties include creating Technical Review Packages, facilitating / leading in design reviews, annual Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and program Design Capstone events, performing analysis and impact assessments for specification updates and releases, contributing to the Engineering Review Board, and interfacing with internal and external stakeholders. This role blends hands‑on engineering with cross‑functional collaboration to ensure seamless program delivery and high‑quality products.

Requirements

STEM B.S. Degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 6 years of related experience, or 4 years of related experience with a PhD (for Level 4)
STEM B.S. Degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 10 years of related experience, or 8 years of related experience with a PhD (for Level 5)
Current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start
Experience with requirements decomposition, requirements management and verification/verification methods
Experience applying Model Based Systems Engineering to develop and model requirements
Experience managing requirements or systems engineering artifacts using tools such as DOORS or Cameo
Milestone Technical Review and action item resolution exposure
Familiarity with Agile software development using tools such as Jira, Confluence and/or Fisheye/Crucible
Exceptional communication and critical thinking skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical content to audiences of varying backgrounds
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment full-time

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
Experience incorporating stakeholder feedback from multiple organizations (e.g. teams, IPTs, sectors) into actionable solutions
Experience conducting software/hardware design reviews
Experience taking systems engineering requirements or artifacts through the systems engineering lifecycle
Experience with risk analysis, risk management and impact assessments
GMD domain knowledge

Responsibilities

Creating Technical Review Packages
Facilitating / leading in design reviews
Facilitating / leading annual Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)
Facilitating / leading program Design Capstone events
Performing analysis and impact assessments for specification updates and releases
Contributing to the Engineering Review Board
Interfacing with internal and external stakeholders
Driving roadmap execution
Providing technical build-execution support