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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - Level 2/3 (AHT) - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Network Interface Controllers, Software Requirements Analysis - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/systems-engineer-level-2-3-aht-aurora-co-usa-58871179 ## About the Role constraints, translating them into requirements and design * Lead requirements development with customers, clarifying needs and constraints * Develop integration strategies, V&V plans, and detailed test plans at system and subsystem levels * Use modeling, simulation, and MBSE artifacts to support design decisions and trade studies * Identify risks and opportunities, tracking mitigation actions * Present approaches and results to internal leadership and external customers; support proposals and technical volumes Tasks * Active Top Secret/SCI clearance at time of application * Experience with system requirements and interface control documents (ICDs) * Ability to perform requirements analysis, allocation, and traceability from high-level needs to components/services * Ability to specify and validate requirements for build/deploy/rollback in a cloud environment * Ability to create clear technical documentation (requirements, interface specs, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams) * aaaaaaaa and with reading/creating/interpreting CAMEO/DOORS/MBSE models Key requirements * health insurance coverage * life and disability insurance * savings plan * Company paid holidays * paid time off * PTO for vacation and personal business ## Description Experteer Overview In this role you will own the system technical baseline and ensure alignment across CONOPS, requirements, design, and test. You will coordinate cross-discipline teams to translate mission threads and constraints into concrete requirements and design. You will drive requirements development with customers, craft integration strategies and V&V plans, and support proposals with technical content. This is a chance to shape complex, distributed systems for space-related programs and engage with government customers. You will work in a collaborative, innovation-forward environment at NGSP in Aurora, CO, contributing to critical missions and cutting-edge MBSE practice. Compensation / Benefits * Own the system technical baseline across program phases and ensure CONOPS, requirements, design, and test consistency * Lead cross-discipline collaboration (systems, software, hardware, test, operations) to resolve issues and drive decisions * Capture mission threads and operational constraints, translating them into requirements and design * Lead requirements development with customers, clarifying needs and constraints * Develop integration strategies, V&V plans, and detailed test plans at system and subsystem levels * Use modeling, simulation, and MBSE artifacts to support design decisions and trade studies * Identify risks and opportunities, tracking mitigation actions * Present approaches and results to internal leadership and external customers; support proposals and technical volumes Tasks * Active Top Secret/SCI clearance at time of application * Experience with system requirements and interface control documents (ICDs) * Ability to perform requirements analysis, allocation, and traceability from high-level needs to components/services * Ability to specify and validate requirements for build/deploy/rollback in a cloud environment * Ability to create clear technical documentation (requirements, interface specs, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams) * Familiarity with reading/creating/interpreting CAMEO/DOORS/MBSE models Key requirements * health insurance coverage * life and disability insurance * savings plan * Company paid holidays * paid time off * PTO for vacation and personal business ## Related Videos - [Best Practices for AI-Assisted Development of Distributed Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100200-best-practices-for-ai-assisted-development-of-distributed-systems) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Crew Management System for Airlines: Plan duties for pilots & flight attendants worldwide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1444-crew-management-system-for-airlines-plan-duties-for-pilots-flight-attendants-worldwide) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)