RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Engineer or Principal Engineer Systems to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL.
The Ground Systems Team is seeking a Systems Engineer to own end-to-end subsystem requirements verification between upper-level (system) and lower-level (software/test) requirements. The role uses DOORS as the official requirements repository, leverages DXL for automation/reporting, and uses Jira and Confluence to query user stories, track work, and publish status to stakeholders. Supports design reviews, change control, and verification planning.
What you’ll do
- Establish and maintain bidirectional traceability between upper- and lower-level requirement specifications in DOORS, including interfaces and test cases.
- Configure and manage DOORS modules, attributes, link modules, link rules, views, and baselines to enforce data quality and consistency.
- Perform impact analysis for changes; identify orphan, conflicting, or duplicate requirements and drive resolution with requirement owners.
- Generate and publish coverage metrics (e.g., forward/backward trace coverage, verification readiness) and dashboards for stakeholders.
- Support design and gate reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) with trace reports, audit evidence, and DOORS exports.
- Integrate workflows across DOORS and Jira, including querying user stories, maintaining filters/boards, and aligning epics/stories to requirements.
- Document processes, decisions, and status in Confluence; maintain traceability guides, conventions, and data dictionaries.
- Collaborate with systems, software, test, and operations teams to decompose requirements, define acceptance criteria, and plan verification.
- Support configuration/change control, baselining, and requirement versioning; champion best practices in requirements engineering.
- Define and maintain requirement-level verification methods and acceptance criteria; plan and coordinate verification activities in alignment with program milestones, ensuring each requirement is verifiable and has a clear path to closure.
- Develop, maintain, and publish verification documentation, including requirements verification matrices, requirement-to-test mappings, verification status dashboards, and audit-ready evidence packages in support of design reviews, TRRs, and customer audits.
- Own verification management for Ground Systems, including requirement-level verification status tracking, coordination with test and analysis teams, resolution of verification gaps and discrepancies, and regular reporting of verification readiness and progress to program leadership
- Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings at technical and program reviews and boards.
- Apply extensive technical expertise in the development of technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Basic Qualifications:
For Engineer (Level 2):
- Must have a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master's Degree and 0 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering.
For Principal Engineer (Level 3):
- Must have a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master's Degree and 3 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Ph.D. and 1 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering.
Applicable For 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).
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
- Experience requirement decomposition/management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of DOORS for requirement management.
- Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
- Proven ability to brief technical presentations to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with requirement verification.
Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
