Systems Engineer - Part-Time (Level 2 or 3)
Northrop Grumman · Plymouth, MN
$87,600–$163,200from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Plymouth, MN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A part-time (20–24 hours per week) systems engineering role focused on armament systems architecture design and development at a Minnesota defense site. Day-to-day work involves defining system capabilities and performance requirements, establishing technology constraints, specifying external interfaces, and verifying requirements using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach with tools such as SysML and Cameo. The role suits engineers with a background in STEM and hands-on MBSE or systems architecture experience.
Mid level · 2+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Part-time
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Why we read it this way (10)
The posting covers two levels (Level 2 and Level 3) with different experience thresholds (2 years and 5 years respectively) and separate salary bands ($87,600–$131,400 for L2; $108,800–$163,200 for L3). The overall years minimum is set to 2 (the lower gate); the offered comp range spans both bands combined.
The job title carries no explicit seniority label; 'Level 2' and 'Level 3' are internal Northrop Grumman grade designations, not standard seniority tiers. Seniority is assessed as Mid based on the minimum qualifying experience (2 years).
The posting states 'Ability to obtain a DOD security clearance to a level of Secret' — a clearance is not required at start (confirmed by the header 'CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No'), but the ability to obtain Secret is a hard gate for US citizenship reasons. Clearance is marked Secret accordingly.
The caller has declared this role fully remote; the posting's stated location (Plymouth, MN) has been disregarded per that instruction.
This role is explicitly Part-Time (20–24 hours per week).
Systems Engineering is not a standard BLS SOC occupation; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is the closest fit for MBSE/systems architecture work. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible alternative given the architecture and requirements analysis focus.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Lifecycle Modeling.
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.
Posting is for a part-time engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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