Project / Systems Engineer - Level 3
Northrop Grumman
- Location
- United States-Alabama-Huntsville
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Entry
- Salary
- $108.8k – $163.2k/yr
- Sponsorship
- Sponsors visa
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
Skills
About this role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: No Description 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. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's 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, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Project Engineer / Systems Engineer – Level 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL .
Position
Overview: The selected Project/Systems Engineer – Level 3 responsibilities will include the support of the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Technical Leadership team across A&D GWS. This role is responsible for developing programmatic and engineering management products for hardware and software items that directly support the development of GWS capability on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience. Applicants must be current U.S. Citizens and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance for this position. A clearance is not required to apply; however, an interim clearance is required to start. Start dates may be adjusted to account for the completion of the interim clearance processing. Experience with the proposal process Knowledge and experience in System Engineering tools and disciplines Well experienced in Jira Experienced in Agile planning and execution Coordinates across IPTs with fellow PEs on design, process, and quality of the product Develop program execution plans and work closely with the Program Office Ability to work with a wide range of positions both within and outside of NGC Development, coordination, and allocation of project and planning requirements Support execution plans to improve efficiencies across functional teams Identify design or programmatic solutions that meet the customer needs Develop master schedules, integrated logic flows, work breakdown, and assist in program cost estimates. Coordination and implementation of design and analysis activities Identification of risks/mitigations and tracking to closure in Risk Tracker Lead the coordination of internal milestones objectives to Senior Leadership and Customers Write technical reports Preferred Qualifications: Strong understanding and broad application of PS engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) or equivalent Demonstrated experience in generating technical solutions in the absence of complete customer requirements Management of engineering scope as it pertains to budgeting and participation in EVMS evaluations Knowledge of lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS GMD experience Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00 The above salary range