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# 2027 Associate Systems Engineer/Systems Engineer - Redondo Beach CA

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Redondo Beach, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $76,200.0 - $114,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Integration
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-Defense-and-Space-j-2027-Associate-Systems-Engineer-Systems-Engineer-Redondo-Beach-CA-Northrop-Grumman-112449942437300/

## About the Role

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Systems Engineer:

 + Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
 + Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM-related degree.
 + Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
 + The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Basic Qualifications for a Systems Engineer:

 + Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution.
 + Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM-related degree.
 + Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
 + The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs., + Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher.

## Description

Northrop Grumman is seeking Associate Systems Engineers and System Engineers. This position will be located at our Space sector in Redondo Beach, CA.
The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman'sWestern Region Systems Engineering directorate.
The selected candidate will perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. In this role, the selected candidate will be expected to:

 + Perform analyses at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
 + Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
 + Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications


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