CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the TimeDescription

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Systems Engineering Team Lead – Capability Upgrade Program to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

In this role you will be a dynamic Systems Engineering (SE) leader to drive the technical execution of a high visibility capability upgrade program. You will orchestrate all SE disciplines—Safety, Requirements & Verification, Specialty Engineering, and Configuration & Data Management—while ensuring the program meets schedule, cost, and performance objectives. This role demands a hands on technical expert who can also act as a catalyst for process improvement, leveraging deep experience with IBM DOORS to maintain rigorous requirements traceability throughout the product lifecycle.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Leadership of Verification Planning
  • Direct day to day coordination across multidisciplinary boundaries and with USG counterparts.
  • Ensure review deliverables are complete, technically sound, and aligned with program milestones.
• Proposal & Estimating Support
  • Contribute technical expertise to long term effort proposals, cost estimates, and schedule forecasts.
• Requirements & Verification Management (DOORS)
  • Ensure requirements are captured, traced, and verified throughout the lifecycle.
  • Develop and maintain DXL scripts to automate routine tasks, generate custom reports, and improve data consistency.
• Process Improvement
  • Conduct periodic SE process reviews; identify bottlenecks and implement best practice enhancements.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., root cause analysis, lessons learned capture, tool integration).
• Skills Needed
  • Substantial experience and proficiency with DOORS
  • Experience using Earned Value Management
  • Experience briefing or leading technical reviews

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Masters Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience
• Must have a DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced STEM degree
• Advanced user of IBM DOORS
• Strong knowledge of safety engineering, Requirements & Verification, and specialty engineering domains
• Team-lead experience
• Risk Analysis
• Prior experience with capability upgrade programs

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.