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# Engineer Systems / Principal Engineer Systems - System Design &

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, United States
- **Salary:** $79,300.0 - $118,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Confluence, JIRA, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Communications Protocols, Custom Software, Data Integration, Ethernet, Groovy, Python (Programming Language), Scrum Methodology, SQL Databases, Scripting, Data Analytics
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9191466/engineer-systems-principal-engineer-systems-system-design

## About the Role

Candidate will design, develop, test, validate, integrate, and maintain complex mission critical workflow management and data integration systems for the program. This includes creating end to end digital thread solutions, custom software tooling, and delivering data analytics dashboards that provide leadership level visibility into previously inaccessible data. The role requires close collaboration with program leadership, subject matter experts, and distributed development teams to ensure that every system meets functional, performance, and compliance requirements. Should be capable of performing in a high demand, fast paced Agile environment.

Candidate is expected to have advanced technical abilities in Atlassian Jira and Confluence development, as well as the ability to write custom scripts (Python, JavaScript, SQL, etc.). It is also highly preferred that the candidate has a general understanding of the technical change management process in an engineering environment., Engineer Level 2 - Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development:

 * Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree in a STEM field with 0+ years of relevant experience is required
 * Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
 * An active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years) and the ability to attain and maintain a Top-Secret US Government Clearance

Engineer Level 3 - Principal Engineer Systems - System Design & Tool Development:

 * Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience is required.
 * Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
 * Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
 * An active U.S. Government Secret Clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years) and the ability to attain and maintain a Top-Secret US Government

Preferred Qualifications:

 * An active, In-scope DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
 * Previous or existing Program Access Request (PAR)
 * Experience with Agile / Scrum
 * Experience developing with ScriptRunner/Groovy, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and API integration
 * Understanding of Change Management in an engineering environment



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