Northrop Grumman · 2 days ago
Pr. Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a company at the forefront of technological advancements, and they are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support missions critical to national and global security. This role involves advancing space systems through comprehensive systems engineering efforts, including defining system architectures and managing performance and integration processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Defining system architectures, conducting trade studies, and developing specifications
Allocating and validating requirements and contributing to payload performance analysis
Designing modeling and simulation tools for system-level performance evaluation
Leading payload hardware development for space and ground systems integration
Managing performance, hardware, and integration processes
Qualification
Required
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
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
Ground systems design (tasking, planning, C2)
Experience with spacecraft system design
Experience with system engineering processes
Experience designing, integrating, testing and operating ground and space systems
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
Ground systems design (tasking, planning, C2)
Experience with spacecraft system design
Experience with system engineering processes
Experience designing, integrating, testing and operating ground and space systems
Preferred
Experience with RF and optical phenomenology
Candidates have completed relevant coursework in space system life-cycle
Experience with initial acquisition, checkout, disposal, and sensors
Experience with RF signals
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
2026-02-06
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