Staff Mission Integration Specialist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 75% 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 is seeking an experienced, technically proficient military operations professional to join Mission Integration & Solution Engineering within Northrop Grumman Innovation Engineering (NGINE). The Staff Mission Integration Specialist role bridges operational experience and advanced engineering, ensuring that emerging technologies and technical solutions address real-world mission challenges. The successful candidate will leverage firsthand operational expertise, technical understanding, and strong customer engagement skills to identify unmet warfighter needs, evaluate emerging capabilities, and influence the development of mission-relevant solutions. The ideal candidate combines significant military operational experience with technical fluency, analytical thinking, and a passion for innovation. This individual must be comfortable engaging military operators, government customers, and engineering teams to translate operational challenges into actionable technical opportunities. This position can be based onsite at Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL. This role can also support a full time teleworker. Primary Responsibilities Operational Mission Expertise: Provide authoritative operational insight to engineering teams, helping identify mission challenges, capability gaps, operational constraints, and opportunities for innovationWarfighter Engagement: Build trusted relationships with military operators and government stakeholders to understand operational workflows, emerging threats, and unmet mission needsMission Integration: Collaborate with engineers and technical leaders to translate operational insights into viable technical concepts, solution requirements, and engineering prioritiesOperational Evaluation: Participate in demonstrations, experimentation, prototyping, and user evaluations to assess mission relevance, operational suitability, and effectiveness of proposed solutionsTechnology Assessment: Evaluate emerging technologies and advanced capabilities from an operational perspective, identifying opportunities to improve mission performance and warfighter effectivenessCross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with systems engineering, software engineering, Human Systems Integration (HIS), and other technical disciplines to incorporate operational feedback into development activitiesContinuous Improvement: Advocate for operator-centered engineering practices and contribute to iterative development approaches that accelerate delivery of effective mission capabilities Basic Qualifications Active DoD Secret clearanceBachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience, subject to position-level requirements; minimum of 12 plus years relevant experienceMilitary operational experience or directly comparable experience supporting complex military missionsDemonstrated understanding of military operations, operational planning, mission execution, and associated technical systemsStrong technical aptitude and the ability to engage effectively with engineers and technical subject matter expertsExperience identifying operational challenges, assessing capability gaps, and communicating actionable recommendationsStrong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with military operators, government customers, and technical teamsAbility to travel up to 75% Preferred Qualifications Experience with joint or multi-domain operations, command and control (C2), integrated air and missile defense, or other complex mission environmentsExperience supporting military technology development, operational testing, experimentation, or capability evaluationFamiliarity with Operator-in-the-Loop, User-in-the-Loop, Human Systems Integration (HIS), or user-centered-design engineering approachesUnderstanding of modern defense technologies, including advanced software, AI-enabled capabilities, autonomous systems, and integrated mission systemsExperience collaborating directly with engineering teams to develop, refine, or evaluate technical solutions Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $253,600.00 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.