Hybrid Staff Systems Architect, Engineer

at Northrop Grumman

• Job title: Staff Systems Architect, Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $177,000 - $265,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Redondo Beach, United States

About the role

• Staff Level Systems Architect Engineer at Northrop Grumman analyzing and improving business processes for aerospace and defense. Collaborating with teams to ensure optimized operational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Map and develop process diagrams using Nimbus while facilitating working sessions with process owners and/or subject matter experts.
• Perform business process analysis to identify gaps, redundancies, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead structured technical and operational meetings.
• Analyze existing documentation and decompose content into aligned process models and document hierarchies.
• Apply hierarchical and sequential modeling techniques to ensure clarity, traceability, and scalability of processes.
• Facilitate engagements with Process Owners and SMEs to validate workflows, decision points, and accountability.
• Support organizational performance excellence through disciplined application of process improvement methodologies.
• Ensure modeled processes align with governance, compliance, and program execution needs.
• Drive transition from legacy site-based practices to a harmonized process management system.
• Perform Data Analysis activities as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Science (STEM) and 12 years of aerospace, defense, or other product development industry experience or 10 Years with Masters (STEM) in aerospace, defense, or other product development industry experience.
• Must have exceptional attention to detail.
• Must have advanced Excel skills.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to write complete, concise, and accurate content.
• Must have highly effective time management skills, including the ability to set and manage multiple deadlines, anticipate issues, and escalate potential problems as needed.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance, and SCI approval/access.
• Experience in Industrial Engineering or Systems Engineering.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
• Experience using process modeling tools (UPN modeling language) to identify, capture, define, and analyze business processes.
• Understanding of hierarchical and sequential process modeling concepts/techniques.
• Experience facilitating and participating in process improvement efforts.
• Experience working within cross-functional teams.
• Broad, enterprise-wide view and understanding of strategy, processes and capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance.
• Strong business acumen and proven track record of providing innovative solutions.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business