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Systems Engineer
Job Description
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’s Armament Systems Business Unit is looking for a Systems Engineer to join the Specialty Engineering team in Plymouth, MN. The Specialty Engineering team supports munition, fuzing, and weapon system development programs. Members of the Specialty Engineering team are Systems Engineers who support multiple engineering domains including: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
Responsibilities of the Position:
- Work with team members to plan and execute specialty engineering tasks from the Specialty Engineering domains to support a wide variety of programs. Specialty Engineering domains include: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
- Perform detailed Specialty Engineering analyses in close collaboration with design engineering throughout weapon system development programs. Examples are: Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Software Hazard Analysis (SWHA).
- Work within the Specialty Engineering team to identify applicable standards and guidance to apply to systems.
- Work with Systems Design Engineering team to define, track, and verify requirements that support system development objectives tied to specialty engineering domains.
- Work with Test Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to define processes and procedures that permit safe conduct and execution of test events and manufacturing of systems.
Minimum Qualifications Systems Engineer
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering discipline, plus 2 years of experience. Or a master’s degree plus 0 years of additional experience.
- Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
- Strong interest to work closely with engineers from various engineering disciplines. These disciplines include: Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Production Engineering.
- Strong interest to learn a wide variety of skills across multiple engineering domains. These engineering domains include: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, and Unit Production Cost Modeling
- Familiarity with standard Microsoft Office products and ability to learn new toolsets.
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Aerospace and defense product experience
- Experience performing engineering analyses (e.g. Hazard Analysis, FMECA, Statistical Analysis, etc.).
- Relevant Specialty Engineering domain experience (e.g. Safety, RAM, Cybersecurity etc.) or certifications (e.g. GSEC, ASP, etc.).
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Job Details
- Category
- Aerospace Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Plymouth, MN
- Posted
- Jan 3, 2026, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 5, 2026, 12:33 AM
- Last updated
- Jan 17, 2026, 02:21 PM
- Compensation
- $87,600 - $131,400 per year
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