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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineer Systems or Principal Engineer Systems - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Office, Systems Development Life Cycle, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Requirements Analysis - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/engineer-systems-or-principal-engineer-systems-colorado-springs-co-usa-58829837 ## About the Role to activities * Assist in producing system engineering materials for program reviews * Interface with management and customers to communicate status * Support performance measurement definitions and tracking * Contribute to CDRL development and documentation Tasks * Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance * Bachelor in STEM (or higher) as minimum for the role; paths include Level 2 and Principal levels with corresponding experience * Experience with requirements decomposition and management * Experience with cross-functional integrated product teams * Experience with SE lifecycle processes for system development * Experience with Atlassian Jira/Confluence * Experience with SharePoint * MS Office suite experience * Experience with Agile software development practices * Strong problem-solving, planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills * Ability to manage CDRL delivery from inception to completion Key requirements * health insurance * life and disability insurance V _ savings plan * Company paid holidays * paid time off (PTO) * discretionary bonus potential ## Description Experteer Overview As a Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Colorado Springs, you will provide engineering expertise within radar, site activation, or compute IPTs to translate customer needs into robust system requirements. You'll rigorously apply SE best practices, facilitate content capture from SMEs for CDRL development, and support integration, verification, and program reviews. You will work with cross-functional teams to manage requirements and performance metrics, contributing to mission-critical radar and compute initiatives. This role offers a pathway to influence system design and verification across the lifecycle, with opportunities to grow through diverse technical challenges. Compensation / Benefits * Decompose requirements and support SRR/PDR/CDR processes * Develop and manage system and subsystem requirements and interfaces * Perform functional analysis and trade studies for system solutions * Support system/subsystem integration, test, and verification activities * Assist in producing system engineering materials for program reviews * Interface with management and customers to communicate status * Support performance measurement definitions and tracking * Contribute to CDRL development and documentation Tasks * Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance * Bachelor in STEM (or higher) as minimum for the role; paths include Level 2 and Principal levels with corresponding experience * Experience with requirements decomposition and management * Experience with cross-functional integrated product teams * Experience with SE lifecycle processes for system development * Experience with Atlassian Jira/Confluence * Experience with SharePoint * MS Office suite experience * Experience with Agile software development practices * Strong problem-solving, planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills * Ability to manage CDRL delivery from inception to completion Key requirements * health insurance * life and disability insurance * savings plan * Company paid holidays * paid time off (PTO) * discretionary bonus potential ## Related Videos - [Why Your Best Mediors Never Become Seniors (And How to Fix It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2108-why-your-best-mediors-never-become-seniors-and-how-to-fix-it) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [42 x 2 Canvases Later: Two Years, Two Minds, Many Lessons](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1458-42-x-2-canvases-later-two-years-two-minds-many-lessons) - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [Designing UX for SRE Agents in High-Stakes Incidents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100003-designing-ux-for-sre-agents-in-high-stakes-incidents) - [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) ## Related Articles - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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