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# Systems Engineer - Level 3/4

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $108,800.0 - $203,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Integration
- **Published:** June 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f6cc9639969585f0

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Basic Qualifications (Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4):

 * Systems Engineer Level 3: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience.
 * Systems Engineer Level 4: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 6 years of related work experience.
 * 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.
 * Exceptional communication and critical thinking skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical content to audiences of varying backgrounds.
 * Applicants must be able to work on-site in an office environment.
 * Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
 * Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start., * Experience incorporating stakeholder feedback from multiple organizations (e.g. teams, IPTs, sectors) into actionable solutions.
 * Experience taking systems engineering requirements or artifacts through the systems engineering lifecycle
 * Experience with requirement verification methods

## Description

As a Systems Engineer on the Broadsword Team, you will be responsible for the technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. This fast-paced and cutting-edge research and development environment will rely on your familiarity with modern software practices. You are expected to communicate technical information effectively and clearly, and present technical approaches and findings. Our team of motivated technical talent works closely with the end user (and each other) to ensure the direct mission applicability of developed products.


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