Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$98k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredibl…
Skills: Systems Architecture, Model Based Systems Engineering, Cameo, System Integration Lab, Requirements Development
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$167k–$250k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: People Management, Software Engineering, Resource Planning, Technical Oversight, Workforce Forecasting
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$98k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Radar System Principles, Signal Processing, RF Wave Propagation, Radar Performance Analysis, Aircraft System Schematics
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$79k–$148k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: NoDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on rev…
Skills: Change Integration, Risk Management, Opportunity Analysis, Project Engineering, Systems Engineering
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$108k–$203k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Python, SQL, CI/CD
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$66k–$122k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredibl…
Skills: Configuration Management, Change Management, Data Management, Microsoft Office, SharePoint
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$79k–$148k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Change Integration, Risk Management, Opportunity Analysis, Program Management, Baseline Management
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$98k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Radar System Principles, Signal Processing, RF Wave Propagation, Radar Performance Analysis, Aircraft System Schematics
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$98k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Radar System Principles, Signal Processing, RF Wave Propagation, RF and Microwave Engineering, Antenna Design
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$66k–$122k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredibl…
Skills: Configuration Management, Change Management, Data Management, Microsoft Office, SharePoint
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$79k–$148k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Change Integration, Risk Management, Opportunity Analysis, Project Management, Baseline Management
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
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Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$123k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: EO/IR Sensor Development, Optical Modeling, System Engineering, Performance Analysis, Hardware Prototyping
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protect…
Skills: NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, RMF, CMMC Level 2, Vulnerability Tracking
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$87k–$165k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-18 Country: United States of America Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-312 ~ 795 W Nasa Blvd ~ BLDG 312 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be autho…
Skills: Embedded C/C++, Python Scripting, GNSS, DO-178C DAL A, Test Automation
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$108k–$205k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-06-18 Country: United States of America Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-312 ~ 795 W Nasa Blvd ~ BLDG 312 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be autho…
Skills: Embedded C/C++, Python Scripting, DO-178C DAL A, GNSS, Test Automation
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$123k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: EO/IR Sensor Development, Optical Modeling, System Engineering, Performance Analysis, Hardware Prototyping
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$64k–$116k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Software Design, Software Development, Software Testing, Software Debugging, Mathematical Solutions
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$123k–$184k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Lab Integration, Systems Testing, Electrical Engineering, Mission Systems Architecture, Troubleshooting
Melbourne, Florida, United States · On-site
$148k–$222k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Avionics Architecture, MOSA, MBSE, Cameo Suite, Systems Engineering
Melbourne, Florida, United States • On-site
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The Systems Architect will design system architectures and define key capabilities for the System Integration Lab environment. They will develop architectural diagrams and collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage lab build plans and present designs to leadership.
Candidates must have a STEM degree and 5-8 years of experience depending on the grade, along with an active US Government Secret clearance. Proficiency in MBSE tools like Cameo and experience in system test lab environments are required.
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Systems Architect to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test & Evaluation organization. This position will be located on-site in Melbourne, Florida.
The Systems Architect will design system architectures, define key capabilities and requirements, and establish technology constraints and external interfaces in line with customer needs for the System Integration Lab environment. The individual will develop requirements and architectural diagrams that describe the system architecture and design and collaborate with other IPTs to obtain the information and data needed in the model.
We are looking for innovative thinkers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are comfortable with multi-tasking, prioritizing tasks, giving verbal presentations, and self-educating without direct supervision. The candidate must have a firm understanding of traditional systems engineering concepts and methodologies and must be able to apply and adjust these concepts and methodologies to an accelerated process in the early stages of the engineering design. The candidate must be familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), be able to work within an agile environment, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.
Work with the cross-functional engineering teams to create a baseline architecture for the SIL and STIL
Develop the lab design requirements and architecture in Cameo
Align with System Test and Responsible Engineers to support development of Requirements Test and Verification Matrix (RTVM) Lab requirements
Manage major subs and Partners/Suppliers to include lab build plans and architectural phases
Present SIL/STIL designs to Program and Customer leadership at Systems Engineering Technical Readiness (SETR) events
"This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below."
"This requisition may be filled at either a Principal or a Sr Principal Systems Engineer"
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, or equivalent
Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Must have experience working as an engineer in a system test lab environment
Have an understanding of mission systems to include RF and satellite communications, message processing, mission systems architecture, air vehicle systems, simulation environments, and/or networking.
Experience developing model-based systems engineering products and/or Mission Engineering.
Understanding of mission systems to include RF and satellite communications, message processing, mission systems architecture, air vehicle systems, simulation environments, and networking.
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, or equivalent
Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Must have experience working as an engineer in a system test lab environment
Have an understanding of mission systems to include RF and satellite communications, message processing, mission systems architecture, air vehicle systems, simulation environments, and/or networking.
Experience developing model-based systems engineering products and/or Mission Engineering.
Understanding of mission systems to include RF and satellite communications, message processing, mission systems architecture, air vehicle systems, simulation environments, and networking.
Experience working in a system test lab environment
Experience communicating design concepts to management and customers
Experienced using MBSE tools like CAMEO
Experienced with Electronic Principles (MIL-STD-1553, RS-232 & 422, ARINC 429, Ethernet & fiber)
Familiarity with avionics systems and equipment
Current DoD Top Secret clearance
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc. is a company based out of 12011 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston, Virginia, United States.
Offices: 12011 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston, Virginia 20190, US
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