Systems Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 (AHT) at Northrop Grumman
Colorado Springs, CO
$83,400–$155,400from the description
Aug 11, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Systems Engineer role at Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Colorado Springs supporting radar, site activation, or compute Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). Day-to-day work centers on requirements decomposition and management, functional analysis, trade studies, and supporting design and verification reviews across the full systems engineering lifecycle. The position is contingent on program award and requires an active Secret clearance at time of application.
Mid level · 2+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (7)
This posting covers two levels simultaneously: Level 2 (2 years with a Bachelor's in STEM, or 0 years with a Master's) and Level 3 (5 years with a Bachelor's, 3 with a Master's, or 1 with a PhD). The salary range spans both levels ($83,400–$125,200 for Level 2; $103,600–$155,400 for Level 3). The overall years minimum is set to the lower bound of Level 2 (2 years).
The role is classified as 'Systems Engineer' — a discipline that sits between pure software development and computer systems analysis. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best available fit; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible alternative given the requirements analysis and lifecycle focus.
The Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence) is listed under Basic Qualifications and is treated as a hard gate. Confluence is captured as an alternative to Jira since both are named together as a suite.
PLM tools (Siemens, Windchill, Teamcenter) are listed under Preferred Qualifications as 'familiarity with'; Windchill and Teamcenter are captured as alternatives since they are named interchangeably in the same requirement.
The position is contingent on program award and on the candidate obtaining and maintaining the required clearance and program access within a reasonable timeframe.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering lifecycle.
Requires a Secret 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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