✦ Luna Orbit — System Administration

Principal Systems Engineer - Product Support

at Northrop Grumman

📍 United States-California-San Diego Hybrid 💰 $114K – $171K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $114K – $171K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's in a STEM discipline
Category System Administration

About this role

This role involves integrating data science with product support engineering to improve system readiness, supportability, and lifecycle costs for defense systems. The engineer will collaborate across technical teams to deliver analytical insights and technical reports.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with technical teams and management
  • Influence high-level decisions with risk assessments
  • Recommend enhancements to logistics support elements
  • Prepare technical reports and presentations
  • Support verification and validation processes

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in system verification and validation, logistics support, and analytical tools, with a focus on defense or aerospace systems. It combines data science, engineering analysis, and supportability assessments.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level Systems Engineer with 5+ years of experience in system verification, validation, and support analytics, preferably with a background in defense or aerospace systems. They should possess strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills to bridge data science and support engineering teams.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline5 years of relevant experienceSystem Engineering Verification and Validation

Nice-to-Have Skills

Data ScienceLogistics Support ElementsRisk AssessmentsTrade StudiesTechnical Reports

Tools & Platforms

Data Science toolsAnalytical tools

Required Skills

Data ScienceSupportability RequirementsLogistics SupportRisk AssessmentsTrade StudiesSystem Engineering Verification and ValidationTechnical ReportsAnalytical Insights

Hard Skills

Data ScienceProduct Support EngineeringSystem Engineering Verification and ValidationLogistics SupportRisk AssessmentsTrade StudiesSupportability RequirementsAnalytical InsightsTechnical ReportsPresentation Skills

Soft Skills

CommunicationProactiveGoal-orientedCollaborationProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Defense
Job Function Integrate data science with product support engineering to improve system supportability and readiness

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required Top Secret

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Systems EngineerData ScienceSupportability RequirementsLogistics SupportRisk AssessmentsTrade StudiesSystem Engineering Verification and ValidationTechnical ReportsPresentationsAnalytical InsightsSupportabilityLifecycle CostsSystem ReadinessPredictive SupportSupport Analytics

Deal Breakers

Lack of relevant experience in system verification and validation, No experience with logistics support or analytical insights, No security clearance or inability to obtain Top Secret clearance

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