Northrop Grumman · 14 hours ago
2026 Associate Systems Engineer / Systems Engineering - TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED - Dulles VA - R10222819
Dulles, VA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$76K/yr - $114K/yrNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking an Associate Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer. In this role, you will contribute to mission and space vehicle systems engineering activities, supporting the development and testing of space payloads and spacecraft systems.
AerospaceBig DataManufacturingData IntegrationRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform duties contributing to general mission and/or space vehicle systems engineering activities
Support and/or be responsible for developing requirements, design, integration, development or testing of air & space payloads, spacecraft buses, satellites, and manned or unmanned space systems
Develop requirements, design, integration, development or testing of space payloads, spacecraft buses, satellites, human-rated spacecraft, and satellite servicing vehicles
Generate and flow down customer requirements to hardware and software designers
Develop innovative system architectures
Implement advanced algorithms involving sophisticated signal processing and data processing techniques
Integrate and test finished hardware and software products
Harness interface design, mechanical systems support, Command& Telemetry database development, and space vehicle configuration modeling
Be knowledgeable in aerospace systems, spacecraft subsystems design, or mission operations
Perform advanced modeling & analyses relating to mission and technical problems in support of development or mission operations teams
Assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies, and may include authoring sections for both
Qualification
Required
Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
Be majoring in or having majored in a science, technology, engineering, or related degree
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
Be completing or has completed their Master's Degree from an accredited institution
Be majoring in or having majored in a science, technology, engineering, or related degree
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
Preferred
Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.7 out of 4.0 or higher
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.
Founded in 1994
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
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