Systems Engineer - Level 2/3 (AHT) at Northrop Grumman
Aurora, CO
$91,800–$171,000from the description
Aug 8, 2026
Aurora, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Aurora, CO, responsible for owning the system technical baseline across a program lifecycle — bridging CONOPS, requirements, design, and test across multi-disciplinary teams. The position involves requirements development, V&V planning, MBSE modeling, risk management, and direct engagement with government or prime customers. The posting covers two levels (L2 and L3), with the minimum bar set at 2 years of relevant experience.
Mid level · 2+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $130,692 (middle half $104,662–$167,678). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
This posting covers two levels simultaneously: Level 2 (2+ years, $91,800–$137,600/yr) and Level 3 (5+ years, $114,000–$171,000/yr). The salary range shown spans both levels combined. The seniority and total years minimum reflect the lower Level 2 bar.
CAMEO and DOORS are listed together under the required qualifications as a combined 'CAMEO/DOORS/MBSE models' reference. They are treated as a grouped requirement; familiarity with any of these tools satisfies the stated gate.
Cloud environment experience (build, deployment, rollback) is listed as a required ability in both Level 2 and Level 3 basic qualifications, but no specific cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) is named.
Requirements analysis, ICD experience, and technical documentation abilities are hard gates stated in the Basic Qualifications for both levels, but name no specific tool beyond CAMEO/DOORS/MBSE — generic methodology skills are not emitted as separate skill entries per extraction rules.
Network security aspects (TLS, certificates, secrets management), service meshes (Istio, Linkerd), and specific requirements/modeling tools (Jama, SysML, Rhapsody, MATLAB/Simulink) all appear under Preferred Qualifications only.
INCOSE certifications (ASEP/CSEP/ESEP) and PMP are listed as a plus under Preferred Qualifications.
25% travel is required. Relocation assistance may be available. U.S. citizenship is required due to the clearance requirement.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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