Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman · Melbourne, FL
$79,300–$118,900from the description
Jun 30, 2026
Melbourne, FL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An on-site, full-time systems engineering role focused on designing, integrating, and sustaining secure enterprise IT infrastructure for aerospace programs. Day-to-day work spans infrastructure architecture (on-premises, cloud, and VDI), requirements management using MBSE tools, and supporting formal program reviews across the full engineering lifecycle. Best suited to early-career engineers with a background in IT systems or architecture who hold an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $104,182 (middle half $80,175–$142,680). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'IT Systems Engineer (T02)' with no explicit seniority level word in the title — advertised seniority is Unspecified. The T02 designation is an internal Northrop Grumman grade, not a standard seniority label.
The JD states '2 Years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree OR Master's degree' as the minimum, alongside '2–5 years in IT Systems Engineering.' A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM is hard-required (a Master's can substitute, but the floor is a degree — equivalent experience is not offered as an alternative).
Secret clearance is explicitly required at start; the JD also requires the ability to obtain Top Secret as a condition of continued employment, but the hard gate for hiring is Secret.
SOC classification is Medium confidence. The role blends systems engineering lifecycle work (MBSE, requirements traceability, program reviews) with hands-on IT infrastructure design and operations — it sits between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and Network/Systems Administrators (15-1244). The systems-engineering and architecture framing edges it toward 15-1211.
Virtualization/hypervisor experience (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix) and VDI (VMware Horizon) appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
Networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalls) appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
MBSE tools (Cameo, Orbus) and requirements management (DOORS) appear only under Preferred Qualifications, even though they are mentioned in the responsibilities narrative — the hard gate section does not name specific tools.
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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