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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level) - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Melbourne, FL, United States - **Salary:** $75,100.0 - $137,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Network Interface Controllers, Python (Programming Language), SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Scripting, Software Verification, Integration Tests - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F80B7669274B425183E1985D4D5C3843/job/ ## About the Role At a Systems Engineer Level: * Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience At a Principal Systems Engineer Level: * Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience At Both Levels: * Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. * Must have experience with military aircraft or weapon system design and/or operation to include requirements verification and certification. * Must have experience interpreting, deriving, allocating, or managing technical requirements * Must have experience with DOORS Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with Python or other scripting language * Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications * Experience with software development * Experience with HW/SW integration testing * Experience with Agile execution * Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations * Experience with DOORS DXL and DOORS administration * Experience with Cameo * Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) * Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts ## Description * Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts. * Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports. * Support interface/communication with program, functional and subsystem leads. * Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts following proper configuration management procedures. * Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts * Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers. * Solicit input from various stakeholders and team members to synthesize data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. This position may be filled at either the Systems Engineer 2 OR Principal Systems Engineer 3 level. ## Related Videos - [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) - [Building Reliable Serverless Applications with AWS CDK and Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/812-building-reliable-serverless-applications-with-aws-cdk-and-testing) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [JavaScript? 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