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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # 2027 Associate Engineer Systems / Engineer Systems - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Oklahoma City, OK, United States - **Salary:** $62,300.0 - $93,500.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Data Integrity, Systems Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Integration, Technical Data Management Systems, Reliability of Systems, Modeling and Simulation, Data Analytics - **Published:** July 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9057562/2027-associate-engineer-systems-engineer-systems ## About the Role * Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2027. * Be majoring in or having majored in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar STEM degree. * Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start. * Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution by August 2027, be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2027 2 years of systems engineering experience. * Be majoring in or having majored in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar STEM degree. * Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start. * Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher. * Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular) ## Description The selected candidate will perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. 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