RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Aerospace Systems sector is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for the Triton program in Rancho Bernardo, San Diego CA at the Autonomous Design Center of Excellence.

The selected candidate will be responsible for coordination and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems in establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of programmatic milestones. The candidate will be executing system engineering tasking across the entire lifecycle of a system including the development and integration of new capabilities on the MQ-4C Triton platform. This role will entail leadership of a cradle-to-grave integration and leadership across all SE disciplines including requirements development, use case development, capability (hardware and software) development, integration planning, lab integration, test planning, formal test, verification and fielded test and mission support.

The position requires system thinking and extensive knowledge of development life-cycle processes.  Candidate must exhibit strong communication skills (written and oral) and support coordination cross-IPT toward the goal of an operationally validated integrated system.

Job will require on-site work a minimum of 2 days per week based on program needs.

Essential Duties:
•    Lead cross-IPT development of system level requirements and use cases
•    Implement requirements verification methodology and traceability
•    Lead development of interface definitions and integration plans
•    Conduct formal integration and support capabilities-based system level testing of fully integrated complex software and hardware subsystems
•    Evaluate integration and test anomalies and assist disposition and correction of issues as found
•    Perform requirements verification and selloff
•    Provide support to flight test and fielded assets

Basic Qualifications: 
•    BS degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years engineering experience; MS degree in STEM discipline with 10 years engineering experience; PhD degree in STEM discipline with 8 years of engineering experience
•    Experience with Systems Engineering V-Model of development including leadership of Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) events
•    Active secret clearance for consideration with ability to obtain TS/ SCI clearance

•    Ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications: 
•    Programming Skills in C/C++/Python/VBA
•    Familiarity with Triton architecture and interface control documentation
•    Experience supporting field operations including maintenance and mission support
•    Familiarity with Systems Engineering and Design processes
•    Experience testing space/US military products 
•    Familiarity working with military specifications/standards
•    Familiarity with TeamCenter PLC and JIRA/Confluence
•    Ability to develop task specific test tools
•    Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills
•    Active TS/SCI clearance

 

Salary Range: $165,000.00 - $247,600.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.