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Sr. Staff System MBSE Lead

Northrop Grumman
MDAJ03, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Oct 2025
💰 $282,200/yr($188,200/yr$282,200/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking a Sr. Staff System MBSE Lead.

What You’ll Get to Do: 

Program/System Level role, leading the MBSE team within Directorate of Engineering. Set the standards and ensure adoption of MBSE practices across teams and Program, provide technical support, share MBSE best practices, provide guidance and development on MBSE concepts and tools to standardize approach, quality, and level of expertise across segments of a large-scale, very complex system.

This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area or Redondo Beach, CA.

This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Staff System MBSE Lead:

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 14 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 12 years of experience with Master's degree, 10 years of experience with PhD

• Demonstrated experience in applying systems engineering principles, methodologies, and best practices

• Expert-level experience with use of MBSE tools such as SysML, UML, Cameo, and DOORS

• Substantial experience/exposure to DODAF modeling or similar standard

• 5+ years experience in technical leadership/lead role of a large group of engineers

• Risk and opportunity management experience

• History of leading teams through executing major engineering milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR) and V&V events successfully

• Understanding of DoD systems engineering requirements (e.g., UAF, DoDAF)

• Multi-Disciplinary Engineering exposure (Software, Hardware, Electrical) and strong ability to communicate cross functionally

• Excellent written and oral communication skills for technical documentation, presentations, and stakeholder interactions

• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

• Current active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance and a polygraph prior to start

Preferred Qualifications for Sr. Staff System MBSE Lead:

• Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

• Experience as a CAM for an engineering team in a large program

• Certificate or advanced degree in Systems Engineering

• Certificate in SysML and/or DODAF

• Experience with generating reports in Cameo utilizing VTL (Velocity Template Language)

• Experience with related OMG schema such as the UML Testing Profile

• Experience with modeling cyber-physical (hardware & software) solutions

• Experience with development and TRP in an Agile environment

• Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools such as Jira or Confluence

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau

Primary Level Salary Range: $188,200.00 - $282,200.00

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 includ

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