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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Engineer Systems - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Annapolis, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $73,450.0 - $132,775.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Design of User Interfaces, Language Modeling, Requirements Management, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, UML, DOORS (Software), SC Clearance, Cyber Warfare, DODAF, Teamcenter (Software) - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us882e4741325e3a853711c61d35e4fc6f/eaa ## About the Role * Have a keen interest in working in the maritime surface / undersea domain. * Applicants must have degree in a STEM field. * Applicants must have 12 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree; 10 years of experience with Master's Degree; or 8 years of experience with PhD * Demonstrated experience in one or more Systems Engineering processes, including (but not limited to) requirements development & management, system modeling, system architecture development, interface traceability, integration & test, and verification & validation. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Willingness to learn additional discipline areas. * Current Secret clearance, and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph., * Broad experience with systems engineering applied throughout the systems "V" lifecycle model. * Proficiency in requirements management and tools such as IBM DOORS. * Familiarity with architecture frameworks/modeling languages (e.g., SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM and/or UAF). * Proficiency in Model-Based tools (e.g., Cameo, ModelCenter, SIEMENS Teamcenter). * Proficiency executing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem. * Demonstrated leadership capabilities to include mentorship and working/interfacing with customers. * Experience leading teams of systems engineers (e.g., as SEIT Lead). * Experience preparing work products associated with the engineering milestones (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR). * Experience in naval warfare domains such as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Mine-Warfare (MIW), Cyber Warfare, and/or other. * Industry/company recognition and awards, attendance and participation in industry/engineering conferences and symposiums, and/or patents/disclosures/publications. * Active TS/SCI clearance with CI poly ## Description * Work within multi-disciplined teams, performing in one or more of the following functions: mission engineering, requirements development & management (using DOORS), system architecture development, system modeling including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), establishing and integrating components of a digital design thread, interface development & management, concept of operations (CONOPS) development & management, trade studies / analysis of alternatives, integration & test, and verification & validation. * Develop systems engineering work products associated with the functions above. * Prepare and brief technical packages to program, company, and customer leadership teams. * Support project and program processes, reviews, and technical planning activities. * Develop content and present during milestone reviews including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), Consent to Ship Review (CSR). * Support capture and proposal activities. ## Related Videos - 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