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Systems/Principal Engineer Systems MBSE (AHT)
Northrop GrummanALHU01, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Jan 2026
💰 $158,000/yr($87,600/yr – $158,000/yr)
About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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 Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for a Systems/Principal Engineer Systems based out of Huntsville, Alabama for the CBAD Efforts.**this requisition is contingent upon funding/award
This requisition may be filled based on qualifications listed below:
Basic Qualifications:
- Level 3: Principal: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Years with PhD.
- Level 2: 2 Years with Bachelors in Science: 1 Year with a Masters
- Must have test and evaluation knowledge
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering
- Experience with Cameo or MagicDraw
- Proven ability to comprehend/develop/decompose System Architecture and System Requirements (from System Specifications high-level requirements to the lowest level) in a model-based environment
- Experience with Requirements Impact Assessments, Change Requests, and Engineering Change Proposals
- Proven ability to understand software systems interface documentation, interconnect diagrams, military standards
- Active Secret Clearance required to start
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical experience with IAMD: C2 with understanding of weapons, sensors, distributed computing and these systems' impact on a command-and-control system's architecture, requirements, and interfaces for communications between these systems
- Systems Engineering Experience in an Agile environment
- Experience with Jira
- IBCS experience preferred
- Link-16 Experience
- Familiarity with weapon systems and sensors such as: PATRIOT, Sentinel, G/ATOR, etc.
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