2027 Associate Systems Engineer – Sykesville MD

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. Entry Level opportunities at Northrop Grumman are unique. Are you interested in boosting your knowledge through experience and exposure, while supporting a mission that seeks to protect our nation and its allies?  If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place you! Our professionals live and breathe different perspectives; we are curious about the world, accepting each other, and aware that the more ideas, backgrounds, opinions and experiences we bring to our work, the stronger that work will be. Just as you would invest your time and hard work into our company, we focus on investing back into you through enriching professional experiences and high-quality learning and development opportunities. We want you to bring your whole self to work, and for you to have meaningful connections with your coworkers, customers and communities, while providing the best products, systems and technologies to protect our world. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s location in Sykesville, MD which is seeking Systems Engineers for Entry-Level opportunities.  Roles and Responsibilities You’ll have the opportunity to work within multi-disciplined teams to perform one or more of the following functions (exact work scope will be based on program assignment and project phase): • Establishing mission vignettes and sensor/platform performance models to assess probability of detection and probability of engagement in mission engineering studies • Interpret top level requirements to create system requirements and decompose into subsystem requirements in support of product design and verification planning • Support system architecture development to address known customer needs through efficient and novel solutioning and generation of associated design artifacts including Concept of Operations (CONOPs), trade studies / analysis of alternatives, and definition and management of interfaces • Establish and integrate components of a digital design thread • Plan and execute integration, test, verification and validation • Support the preparation of technical and programmatic data packages for presentation to program, company, and customer stakeholders for internal and external informal and milestone reviews • Develop content and present during milestone reviews including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (