Principal Engineer Systems - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

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 Space Systems is currently seeking a Systems Engineer Level 3 to join our Space Base Interceptor (SBI) team within the Launch Systems business unit at the Chandler, AZ facility.

The SBI program will be developing and deploying a proliferated Low Earth Orbit constellation of interceptors. The interceptors must seamlessly integrate with Ground Control, Fire Control, and Data Transport Systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development, decomposition, refinement and documentation of key requirements and capabilities.
• Responsible for supporting overall System-level end to end performance assessments of the system and identifying and leading the resolution of systems performance gaps relative to stakeholder requirements.
• Collaborate with other systems engineers and other disciplines to support the development of deliverables.
• The candidate should possess strong technical problem solving, written and verbal communication skills to generate and document system level requirements, perform vehicle performance assessments and participate in system level verification/data review activities.
• Manage requirement changes in the Requirements Management databases working effectively with IPT leaders and team members.
• Create and manage both original and revised specification/interface definition documents and coordinate document approval through the peer review and signature process.
• Support risk management (identifies potential risk).
• Manage aspects of system design, analyses, interface verification, testing, minor failure/anomaly resolution or mission operations.
• Participate in the creation of and/or management of, changes to system or subsystem analytical models.
• Experience with Agile principles and have demonstrated the ability to facilitate an agile development process.
• Lead or support the development and execution of program technical reviews.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 Years Experience with BS in Engineering; 3 Years with Masters in Engineering; 0 Years with PhD in Engineering.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to work onsite is required.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance is required.
• Ability to travel, when needed, is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A strong experienced-based and academic foundation in Systems Engineering fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience in requirements decomposition, validation and verification.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Experience working in an interceptor program.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler.
• Multi-Disciplinary Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) experience.
• Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira.
• Should possess a strong resolve to drive tasks to completion autonomously.

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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

We work a 9/80 schedule (9 hours per day Mon-Thurs, 8 hours every other Friday with the alternate Friday off)

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.