Systems Engineer (26-337 & 26-338)
Northrop Grumman · Colorado Springs, CO
$83,400–$131,400from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career systems engineering role supporting a missile defense command-and-control program. Day-to-day work involves requirements engineering, use case development, logical architecture modeling, and interface definition, carried out alongside more experienced engineers. The position suits a STEM graduate with some exposure to the systems engineering V-Model and tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or JIRA, who holds an active Secret clearance.
Junior level · 2+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $131,571 (middle half $103,691–$168,322). 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)
The role is posted as 'Systems Engineer' with two internal grade codes (26-337 & 26-338), suggesting it spans entry-level and early-career bands. The requirements (Bachelor's + 2 years OR Master's + 0 years) and the explicit pairing with more experienced engineers firmly place this at the Junior level despite the broad salary range.
The posting lists two possible locations — Colorado Springs, CO and Huntsville, AL — but names Colorado Springs first; the CBSA and state reflect that primary location. Huntsville, AL (CBSA 26620) is an equally valid work site.
An active Secret clearance is a hard gate at time of application, not merely at start.
DOORS, JIRA, and Cameo appear in the Basic Qualifications section and are treated as hard gates. The SE V-Model skills (requirements engineering, use case development, logical architecture modeling, interface definition) are also listed there and retained as named competency requirements.
INCOSE ASEP and OCSMP certifications are listed under Preferred Qualifications.
The salary range ($83,400–$131,400/year) is described as a 'general guideline' and spans both grade levels; actual offers may vary.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): requirements engineering, use case development, logical architecture 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.
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