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Systems Engineer/Senior Systems Engineer *

Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman$91,800–$137,600/yrChantilly, VA, United StatesFull timePosted 2d ago
  • US citizenship

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This posting states $91.8k–$138k a year. Open systems engineer jobs in Virginia post a median of $157k a year, the middle half $122k–$182k, across 58 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post.

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About the job

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time ## Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.

Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.

Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer Senior Systems Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 to join our team in Chantilly, VA.

This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The SV Onboarding Engineer will perform mission onboarding activities for a ground-based, service-oriented architecture intended to service next generation space capability. The team focuses on the space vehicle to ground segment integration to enable operations.

This includes the integration of multiple heterogenous space vehicles into a common ground system. The Onboarding engineer will develop critical mission operations products in support of orbital analysis to include identification and integration of signature limitations and constraints.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. ## Your mission, should you choose to accept - Equal parts technical competency, forward thinking ideas, and execution focus. - Functional understanding of ground system networking, private cloud deployments, data and messaging buses, software deployment, and hardware deployment. - Interact in an organized and solutions-oriented manner, with external entities who are contributing elements of the integrated ground segment. - Functional understanding of spacecraft design and operations. - Managing work in Jira to work closely with the ground software development team. - The work is managed between the low and high side and occurs on both.

It will require organization skills to keep it all on track. ## If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. ## Basic Qualifications for Level 2 - Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. - Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application - Experience in Space to Ground and Mission Architecture and Space Vehicle Systems Engineering - Experience with Satellite Ground Systems in the US National Security arena - CONOPS development for Space Based programs. - Understanding of space vehicle design concepts ## Basic Qualifications for Level 3 - Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience. - Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application - Experience in Space to Ground and Mission Architecture and Space Vehicle Systems Engineering - Experience with Satellite Ground Systems in the US National Security arena - CONOPS development for Space Based programs. - Understanding of space vehicle design concepts ## Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of various mission analysis techniques and software tools. - Understanding of Agile software development practices. - Experience in astrodynamics or rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) - Background working software systems engineering. - On-orbit testing of space systems and testing of integrated ground systems. ## Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector?

Click the link below https://www.northropgrumman.com/space #NoVASpace #SpaceSysEngJobs #SpaceEngJobs #SPEnhancedERAP Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.

However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

From Northrop Grumman's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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