
Operations Analysis Simulations Engineer LV 2/3 (CA or FL)
El Segundo, CAJob$79–171K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Operations Analysis Simulations Engineer to support military systems modeling and simulation, threat system analysis, survivability analysis, and mission performance analysis. The role performs modeling, simulation, and analysis for program development and research, supports requirements and air vehicle concept assessments, and contributes to mission engineering. It can be filled at Engineer or Principal Engineer level and is located in El Segundo, California, or Melbourne, Florida.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Operations Analysis Simulations Engineer LV 2/3 (CA or FL) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in El Segundo, CA or Melbourne, FL.
In this role, you will primarily support :
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Military Systems Modeling and Simulation
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Threat system analysis
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System survivability analysis
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Mission performance/effectiveness analysis
Responsibilities :
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Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis to support program development, execution, and related research and development projects.
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Support lead in developing or assessing new requirements and evaluate advanced air vehicle concepts and technologies
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Support mission engineering activities to ensure performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements; develop mission relevant scenarios; assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in the threat environment.
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Communicate across the engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate capabilities
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-directed professionals who thrive in collaborative environments.
This role can be filled at either the Engineer level or Principal Engineer level based on the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications :
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LV2: Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 years of experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline.
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LV3 : Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of experience
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Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
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Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Preferred Qualifications :
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Familiarity in various aspects of advanced air and space assets and associated technologies to include:
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Low Observables
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Electronic Warfare
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Radar Modeling/Analysis
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RF/IR/EO/Acoustic Modeling/Analysis
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Survivability Analysis
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Countermeasures
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Operations
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Sensor Payloads
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Ground Station
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Ability to work both independent and in a team in a fast-paced environment, and brief technical approach and status to senior management
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Familiarity with Linux and/or Unix-based development.
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Knowledge of domain-specific radar principles, including signal processing, target acquisition, target tracking, resource management, discrimination, and battle manager interfaces.
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Experience related to with air vehicle sensors (RF, EO/IR, radar, ESM, SAR, etc.), data processing/fusion, data links, navigation, or vehicle control
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Experience in MATLAB, Python, C#, or C/C++ or other advanced programming languages
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Familiarity in USAF modeling and simulations tools such as AFSIM, Suppressor, ESAMS, STK or other engagement or mission level models
Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $137,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $171,000.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 11,832 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$79–171K/yr
- California median$143–213K/yr1,812 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,718 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $125K, is 29% below the California median midpoint ($177K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,120 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 11,832 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Northrop Grumman (this employer)214 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,875 postings).
- Education
- 4,501 of the 11,832 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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