Systems Engineer – Level 2/3

Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineer Level 2 or Level 3 at Northrop Grumman focused on launch systems safety and compliance. Working on defining and verifying safety requirements for complex systems.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $79,300 - $118,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with a small team of System Safety engineers in defining, implementing, and verifying System Safety requirements to ensure that the inherent risks are mitigated
Understand the entire mission, including the launch vehicle, payload, ground support equipment, range infrastructure, and safety interfaces
Define and verify launch vehicle-to-payload interface requirements and support space vehicle launch campaign management activities at the various launch sites
Interact with key internal and external customers and partners regarding system safety topics
Support launch vehicle design and development to ensure that customer and internal goals for safety, mission success, and performance are met
Analyze integration and test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success
Conduct system level analysis of next generation mission concepts and designs to maximize mission success without compromising compliance with customer, government, and internal flight safety requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree no professional experience
Experience with launch vehicle system design, testing, or mission operations
Exposure to the systems engineering discipline and its application for system safety
Awareness of FAA, RCC-319, RCC-324, SSCMAN 91-710, and/or MIL-STD-882
Experience managing deadlines, scheduling work, reporting cost expenditure
Applicants must be a current U.S. Citizen
Must be capable of obtaining Secret Security Clearance
Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience
Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and reach decision milestones
Demonstrated Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience in CAMEO
Experience with tailoring and implementing FAA, RCC-319, RCC-324, SSCMAN 91-710, and/or MIL-STD-882
Experience with Navy safety boards
Active Secret Security Clearance or higher

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

system safety requirementslaunch vehicle system designmission operationssystems engineeringModel Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)CAMEOintegration and test processessafety analysiscompliance standardsrisk mitigation

Soft Skills

communicationdecision makingdeadline managementschedulingreporting

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhDSecret Security Clearance