Systems Engineer: Electrical Level 3/4
Northrop Grumman · Chandler, AZ
$98,400–$184,200from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Chandler, AZ
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-to-senior electrical systems engineering role focused on bridging high-level system requirements and detailed electrical design for aerospace programs. Day-to-day work centers on defining electrical architecture, power distribution, communication buses, and interface control documents, while managing requirements traceability and supporting integration and test activities. Suits engineers with a background in electrical systems engineering, requirements management tools, and complex aerospace or avionics programs.
Senior level · 5+ years · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $113,022 (middle half $81,585–$150,090). 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 (8)
This role is an Electrical Systems Engineer, not a traditional computer/IT occupation. SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code given the systems engineering and requirements-management focus; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible alternative given the requirements-traceability and ICD work, but neither code is a precise fit for an aerospace electrical systems engineer.
The posting covers two levels simultaneously: Level 3 (Principal, $98,400–$147,600, min. 5 years BS / 3 years MS) and Level 4 (Sr. Principal, $122,800–$184,200, min. 8 years BS / 6 years MS). The compensation range shown spans both levels. The overall years minimum is set to 5 (the lower gate for Level 3).
Clearance: no active clearance is required at start, but candidates must be able to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and must be U.S. citizens. Marked as Secret accordingly.
IBM DOORS is listed in the required qualifications with the qualifier 'or equivalent'; alternatives reflect common requirements-management tools that would be accepted in its place.
The bus/interface standards (LVDS, RS-422/485, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, CAN, Ethernet) appear under Preferred Qualifications only.
The role is explicitly 100% on-site in Chandler, AZ; remote is false.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): electrical systems engineering, requirements development.
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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