SEA Systems Engineer 3

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Job Description: SEA Systems Engineer 3

Position: SEA Systems Engineer 3

Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation

Location: Northridge, CA (Onsite)

Job Type: Contract (Full-Time)

Duration: July 31, 2026 - January 6, 2027

Customer: U.S. Navy

Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required

Position Summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Software Systems Engineer to support the Advanced Weapons Business Unit. This role focuses on systems engineering activities across the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, software architecture, integration, verification, validation, and testing for advanced defense systems. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional hardware and software teams to ensure mission-critical systems meet customer and program requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Translate system- and subsystem-level requirements into software-level requirements for Configuration Items (CSCIs).

Collaborate with systems and software engineering teams to develop software architecture models.

Perform systems engineering activities including:

Requirements analysis and allocation

System and software design

Software implementation support

Integration and verification

Validation and field integration testing

Develop and maintain software architecture artifacts using Cameo Enterprise Architecture.

Create behavioral, structural, and analytical models, including use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams.

Support software Verification & Validation (V&V) activities.

Develop software test plans, test procedures, and execute software/system testing.

Verify software implementation against Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).

Participate in system, subsystem, software, and hardware integration activities.

Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

10-25 years of relevant systems or software engineering experience.

Experience with DOORS and Cameo Enterprise Architecture (MBSE).

Experience with embedded software and the ability to review code for compliance with software requirements.

Experience in software, hardware, and system integration, testing, verification, and validation.

Background in aerospace or defense systems engineering.

Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (adjudicated within the past five years).

U.S. Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with aerospace or defense technologies, including:

Sensors

Navigation systems

Guidance electronics

Propulsion

Structures

Controls

Military platforms

Knowledge of military mission domains such as Air, Land, Sea, Space, or Cyber.

Experience evaluating legacy system architectures and supporting modernization initiatives.

Technical Skills

Systems Engineering

Software Systems Engineering

Requirements Analysis

Requirements Allocation

DOORS

Cameo Enterprise Architecture (MBSE)

Software Architecture

Embedded Software

Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)

Software Integration

Hardware Integration

Verification & Validation (V&V)

Software Test Plans

Test Procedures

System Integration Testing

Field Testing

Use Case Modeling

Activity Diagrams

Sequence Diagrams

Defense Systems

Aerospace Engineering

This position is well suited for experienced systems engineers with a background in embedded software, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), defense systems, and software integration who possess an active Secret clearance and can work on-site supporting advanced U.S. Navy weapons programs.