Principal Systems Engineer 3
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. Northrop Grumman scores B on the Alion truth index.
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.Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Requirements Engineer to support the AISR&T program in Rancho Bernardo, CA.
The selected candidate will focus on end-to-end requirements engineering: eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and managing system and subsystem requirements for mission-critical airborne ISR and tactical systems. This role is key to ensuring that stakeholder needs are clearly defined, traceable, and successfully verified.
Responsibilities
· Lead and perform requirements engineering activities across the full lifecycle (decomposition, analysis, documentation, allocation, traceability, change management, verification, and validation).
· Work directly with customers, program leadership, and technical teams to capture and clarify operational concepts, use cases, and stakeholder needs.
· Develop and maintain system and subsystem requirements specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and related engineering artifacts.
· Establish and maintain bidirectional traceability between stakeholder requirements, system requirements, design elements, and test cases in the chosen requirements management tools.
· Support architecture and design efforts by ensuring requirements are well-structured, testable, and aligned to program constraints and objectives.
· Drive requirements baselining and change control processes; assess the impact of requirement changes on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
· Collaborate with test and integration teams to define verification methods (analysis, test, inspection, demonstration) and ensure requirements are fully verified and validated.
Basic Qualifications
· BS degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years
· Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
· Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience on airborne ISR, mission systems, or tactical communications programs.
· Hands-on experience defining and managing requirements for complex, multi-disciplinary systems (software, hardware, network, and integration).
· Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and tools.
· Familiarity with government or industry standards relevant to AISR&T (e.g., MIL-STDs, interface standards, security/cyber requirements).
· Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, DOORS Next, Jama, Cameo/MBSE) and standard requirements practices.
Work Environment
· Primary work location: Rancho Bernardo, CA.
On-site presence required to support classified work, integration events, and technical reviews; some travel may be required for program or customer meetings.
Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00The 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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market 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.