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# Systems Engineer 2/3

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States
- **Salary:** $91,800.0 - $137,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Linux, Microsoft PowerPoint, Software Deployment, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Docker
- **Published:** July 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9029783/systems-engineer-23

## About the Role

* Must have an active U.S. Government DoD 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 development of test plans, procedures, and reports (functional testing and checkout)
 * Must have experience with Linux and Windows based systems
 * Must have experience with software installations utilizing docker
 * Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
 * Experience working with the Atlassian Suite of tools (Confluence, Jira)
 * Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
 * Understanding of entire product lifecycle, modeling and engineering best practices
 * Experience with data collection/instrumentation methods
 * Experience in troubleshooting anomalous hardware and software
 * Must have the ability to travel to OCONUS for 7 to 14 day increments (up to 20% annually)

 * Must have an active U.S. Government DoD 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 development of test plans, procedures, and reports (functional testing and checkout)
 * Must have experience with Linux and Windows based systems
 * Must have experience with software installations utilizing docker
 * Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
 * Experience working with the Atlassian Suite of tools (Confluence, Jira)
 * Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
 * Understanding of entire product lifecycle, modeling and engineering best practices
 * Experience with data collection/instrumentation methods
 * Experience in troubleshooting anomalous hardware and software
 * Must have the ability to travel to OCONUS for 7 to 14 day increments (up to 20% annually)

 * Experience in integration and test of ground station systems to include antenna and RF knowledge
 * Experience in software installations utilizing Kubernetes



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