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# Staff Systems Engineer - Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE)

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Cincinnati, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $161,000.0 - $241,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, JIRA, MATLAB, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9213364/staff-systems-engineer-model-based-systems-engineer-mbse

## About the Role

* RF communication and collection systems
 * RF electronic warfare (EW) systems
 * Unique waveform communication products
 * Innovative Digital Signal Processing (DSP) solutions, * Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, or other STEM degree, plus 12 years of progressive experience OR Master of Science degree plus 10 years of progressive experience, OR PhD plus 7 years of progressive experience
 * Comprehension of systems engineering principles, theories and concepts.
 * Experience applying Model Based Systems Engineering to develop and model requirements
 * Experience managing requirements or systems engineering artifacts using tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or JIRA.
 * Direct experience in any of the following Systems Engineering activities: system requirements decomposition/derivation/flow down/traceability, architecture, high-level/detail design, implementation, integration and test, and/or verification & validation.
 * Experience leading engineering teams from various disciplines in a recent technical development project
 * Previous direct contact with end customers in the creation and development of project technical reviews and documentation.
 * Experience in assessing project status in terms of technical, cost, and schedule execution
 * US Citizenship is required
 * Active Top-Secret clearance, * Recent design experience and a track record of successfulRF product designs including integrating antenna, RF subsystems, and processing hardware/software into a complete system
 * Experience as an IPT lead, functional lead, or leadership in the military
 * Experience with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, MIL-STD-499, and/or INCOSE system engineering life-cycle processes
 * RF modeling, simulation, and analysis including link budgets
 * MATLAB knowledge and/or experience
 * Background includes experience with design improvements, requirements management, especially in relationship to reliability, maintainability, and supportability.
 * Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply varied technologies
 * Ability to perform as liaison to the customer for all engineering efforts
 * Ability to collaborate in a team environment.

## Description

The senior principal systems engineer will lead a team technical responsible for the electrical design, development, integration, and test for the development project and serves as the primary point of contact for the external customer and internal development engineering team., * Work within the Systems Engineering Group to provide technical decisions and guidance to enable timely, high-quality product deliveries and test events that meet mission requirements

 * Partner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program requirements and meet mission objectives
 * Propose and design systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements
 * Provide implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams
 * Develop and document technical standard engineering processes and procedures as needed
 * Participate in engineering reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to development
 * Provide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to relevant plans and schedules
 * Identify problems and research technical solutions to resolve these problems
 * Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile environment
 * Support program engineering review boards

Typical teams are 5-10 people and require our engineers to have diverse skill sets that apply to the entire lifecycle of a program. This position allows the candidate to have direct contact with our end customers and end operators of our products, which allows for pragmatic and early feedback from the user community during the design process. Preferred technical background includes experience with collaborating across engineering teams to resolve and integrate technical/engineering requirements and verify their incorporation into the resulting product.