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# Staff Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Gilbert, AZ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $152,900.0 - $265,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Graphics
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=461595f9d2497ac9

## About the Role

Candidates will also demonstrate an attitude and approach founded in the following key characteristics:

 * Data Driven: Able to coordinate and organize large amounts of data from a diverse team into key take-aways
 * Schedule Driven: Quickly driving issues to closure or decision point
 * Demonstrated track record of being a solutions oriented high energy problem solver
 * Able to focus on medium and long term objectives
 * Mentoring, training, and directing junior staff, * Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
 * BS Degree in Engineering or related technical field and at least 12 years of professional experience or MS Degree and 10 years of professional experience or PhD with 8 years professional experience
 * Experience with space mission development / architecture as well as spacecraft design, development integration, test and launch
 * Experience working medium size or larger Government programs
 * Experience leading a team of engineers
 * Experience leading failure review boards and anomaly investigations
 * Demonstrated strong communication skills (verbal and written) with experience briefing executive and customer leadership
 * Proposal Experience
 * Worked in the Space Security Domain, * >10yrs of direct experience with Space systems
 * Current Program access
 * Knowledge of aerospace environmental testing standards
 * Established network of contacts in other NG divisions/sectors/programs
 * Experience with mission sustainment, evolution, and mission assurance processes
 * CAM / engineering project management experience

## Description

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our team in Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ. The qualified candidate will serve as the Chief Payload Integration Engineer for a large product line within the Space Superiority and Warfighting Division. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

 * Assist senior program leadership on shaping customer acquisition / payload manifest strategy
 * Coordinating internal responses to cross program issues and providing high level briefings on major decision points to Chief Engineer and program director
 * Ensuring that applicable engineering processes and practices are followed
 * Planning and managing technical reviews
 * Providing technical oversight to major FRB/MRB/Anomalies
 * Working with each of the Payload LSEs to:
 + Ensure that the technical baseline managed
 + Ensure that givers / receivers, GFx and other roadblocks are quickly identified and countered
 + Leading / supporting on-ramp of new payload through studies or ECPs
 + Evolving and streamlining payload integration systems engineering processes


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