Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems
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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems. This is a full-time role in United States-North Carolina-Morrisville. posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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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.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.
The Eastern Region Systems Engineering organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Systems Engineer - Level 2 or 3 based out of Morrisville, NC.
Position Overview:
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analysis for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system products to include concept, design, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.
This requisition may be filled as either a level 2 or level 3.
Basic Qualifications for a Engineer Systems:
- Must have an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of relevant experience; 0 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree
- Experience with requirements development, decomposition, software verification, and generating system and segment-level test procedures
- Experience working on Agile programs and methodology
- Experience using Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence)
- Experience with Cameo and DOORS
- Strong written and oral communications skills
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer Systems:
- Must have an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree; 1 year of relevant experience with a PhD
- Experience with requirements development, decomposition, software verification, and generating system and segment-level test procedures
- Experience working on Agile programs and methodology
- Experience using Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence)
- Experience with Cameo and DOORS
- Strong written and oral communications skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with full engineering life cycle and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience with Cameo, STK, Python, MATLAB, Automated Testing
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Where is the Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems position at Northrop Grumman located?
This position is based in United States-North Carolina-Morrisville. Northrop Grumman has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems at Northrop Grumman earn?
Northrop Grumman has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems role at Northrop Grumman posted?
This role was posted on July 23, 2026 (today). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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