{"id":3320627,"url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht","title":"Systems Engineer: Electrical - Level 1 or 2 (AHT)","company":{"id":12494,"name":"Northrop Grumman","domain":"northropgrumman.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/northropgrumman","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":512,"ghost_share":0.002,"stale_share":0.689,"repost_share":0.016,"time_to_fill_p50_days":25,"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chandler, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":65800,"max":98800,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":98800},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Verification & Validation","optional":false},{"name":"IBM DOORS","optional":true},{"name":"MIL-STD-1553","optional":true},{"name":"SpaceWire","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T13:00:25Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription\nAt 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 is seeking a Systems Engineer - Level 1 or Level 2 with a focus on Electrical Systems, located in Chandler, Arizona.\nThe Electrical Systems Engineer serves as a primary bridge between the Systems Engineering and Electrical Design. The role requires a strong grasp of system-level requirements and electrical design principles, enabling the engineer to help define the electrical architecture, communication flow and timing, and ensure that detailed electrical requirements and interfaces accurately reflect overarching system objectives.\nThis position is 100% on site in Chandler, AZ\nKey Responsibilities\nElectrical Architecture & Interfaces\nSupport the development and refinement of the system electrical architecture, including power distribution, communication buses, and key interfaces.\nDefine and document electrical interfaces between subsystems, ensuring compatibility and compliance with system-level requirements.\nParticipate in trade studies related to electrical architecture, component selection, and interface strategies.\nCommunication Flow & Timing\nAnalyze and define communication flows across electrical and data buses (e.g., serial links, avionics networks), including bandwidth, latency, and timing margins.\nCoordinate with subsystem owners to ensure communication timing and data exchange align with system performance and mission needs.\nIdentify and mitigate timing, loading, or signal-integrity risks through analysis and coordination with design teams.\nRequirements Development & Management\nTranslate system-level requirements into clear, testable electrical and interface requirements for subsystems and components.\nEnsure bidirectional traceability between system requirements, electrical requirements, and verification artifacts.\nConduct thorough reviews of requirements and interface control documents (ICDs) to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or ambiguities and propose corrective actions.\nCross-Team Collaboration\nFacilitate communication between Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Avionics, Software, and Integration & Test teams during requirement definition, design, and integration phases.\nSupport and, when appropriate, lead technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and change-control sessions related to electrical architecture and interfaces.\nProvide electrical systems-focused input to risk, issue, and configuration-management processes.\nVerification & Validation Support\nWork with test engineers to confirm that electrical implementations satisfy mapped system and subsystem requirements.\nContribute to the development of electrical verification plans, test procedures, and acceptance criteria.\nSupport integration and test activities (e.g., HW bring-up, interface checkout, end-to-end functional tests) by providing requirements and architecture context.\nThis position can be filled at either a Level 1 or Level 2.\nBasic Qualifications for Level 1:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field with 0 years of professional experience.\n Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (US Citizenship is a prerequisite).\nDemonstrated professional or academic experience with electrical systems engineering, including requirements development and/or architecture/ICD definition.\nAbility to read, interpret, and author system-level and lower-level electrical requirements and interface documents.\nBasic Qualifications for Level 2:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field with 2 years of professional experience - OR - Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.\n Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (US Citizenship is a prerequisite).\nDemonstrated professional or academic experience with electrical systems engineering, including requirements development and/or architecture/ICD definition.\nAbility to read, interpret, and author system-level and lower-level electrical requirements and interface documents.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nProficiency with requirement-management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS or equivalent).\nExperience with spacecraft, launch vehicle, missile, or other complex aerospace electrical/avionics systems.\nFamiliarity with common electrical and data bus standards (e.g., LVDS, RS-422/485, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, CAN, Ethernet, or similar).\nExperience defining and managing electrical interfaces and ICDs across multiple subsystems.\nExperience with Systems Engineering fundamentals such as requirements management, verification, and design review execution.\nAbility to travel is required.\nExperience leading within an IPT organization as a lead or a subject matter expert (SME).\nSalary Range:\nLevel 1: $65,800 to $98,800\nLevel 2: $79,300 to $118,900\nCurious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:\nhttps://www.northropgrumman.com/space\nWorking at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.\nNorthrop Grumman Total Rewards\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $65,800.00 - $98,800.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00The 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.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7807,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual bonuses","Health insurance","Insurance coverage","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Aerospace Manufacturing","Satellite Manufacturing","C4ISR","Space Defense"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T07:45:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":62,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.618,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":98800,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T14:27:34Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22475,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":12494},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=12494"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/northrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-systems-engineer-electrical-level-1-or-2-aht"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3320627}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"northropgrumman.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3320627},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}