Systems Engineer - Level 4 - Space AHT

Northrop Grumman • Chandler, AZ

1d • $122,800 - $184,200

About The Position

The Systems Engineer 4 performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Work spans all levels of a total system product, including concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal. The engineer converts customer or product requirements into total systems solutions while accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints. This includes functional and timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

This is a hands-on engineering position requiring strong analytical skills, willingness to learn complex DoD requirements, and the ability to work under senior engineer guidance. The role supports system design and analysis, interface verification, testing, failure and anomaly resolution, mission operations, and evaluation or validation of system components, subsystem models, or system implementations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of professional experience.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Government Secret security clearance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in team environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience writing, validating, or verifying interface requirements.
• Knowledge of launch vehicles.
• Experience in solid rocket motor design or thrust vector control.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage system requirement changes in Requirements Management databases under the direction of more experienced engineers.
• Revise and manage original and revised specification and interface definition documents, and expedite them through the signature approval process.
• Manage the customer-provided requirements verification database to ensure the maturing system design and build satisfies each system requirement.
• Modify management tracking reports covering systems engineering performance parameters, resource metrics, and design margins.
• Support Systems Engineering proposal-writing efforts as required.
• Implement changes to the Functional, Logical, and Physical Model of System Architecture and support less experienced engineers performing similar tasks.
• Support system design, analyses, interface verification, testing, failure and anomaly resolution, or mission operations.
• Support testing and/or evaluation and validation of system or subsystem analytical models or actual implementations.
• Attend and prepare materials for System Requirement Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, and System Verification Review.
• Support trade studies, system sensitivity studies, design optimization studies, system performance assessments, system design assessments, Operations Analysis work such as mission analysis and timelines, and CONOPS development.
• Analyze cost history for bidders from projects in which directly involved.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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