Sr. Principal Engineer System Architect - 897-1

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job 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.Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer System Architect. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will support the GBSD program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.What you'll get to do:The successful candidate will:

• Design and develop system architectures, and define key capabilities and performance requirements.
• Define design and technology maturity constraints of the system in accordance with customer specifications.
• Develop thorough definition of system external interfaces.
• Ensures requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.
• Responsible for cross-coordination of architecture modeling and MBSE products with digital engineering design
• Support MBSE strategy and implementation over the various Architecture Model
• Coordinate with integrated product teams for establishing content within the architecture
• Execute model integration processes, tools, and technique.
• Develop descriptive system models to include physical/functional block diagrams at various abstraction layers to support Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) efforts. SysML, UML or other descriptive constructs/tools may be used.
• Create new and adapt existing models, methods, and analysis capabilities to conduct studies to support the design, development, and assessment of advanced system design concepts and technologies.
• Ensure performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are consistent with mission requirements; develop mission relevant scenarios; assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments.
• Work within multi-disciplined teams to architect, model, simulate, and analyze systems to predict/verify system performance against functional/capability requirementsAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: --- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage --- 401k --- Educational Assistance --- Life Insurance --- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions --- Paid Time Off --- Health & Wellness Resources --- Employee Discounts This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. You'll Bring These Qualifications:
  • BS - Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with a minimum 9 years of relevant experience; or 7 Years with Masters; or 5 Years with PhD
  • Current active Secret Clearance or above with a re-investigation date in the last 5.5 years.
  • 3+ years' systems engineering experience
  • 2+ years' experience with tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, Sparx EA, DOORS, Teamcenter
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and writtenThese Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
    • 1+ years' experience as team lead and team development
    • Experience with large systems
    • Data analysis experience
    • Experience with the Atlassian tool suite
    • Experience with Client/Server architecture.
    • Agile experience
    • Proficiency with Tools such as: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.
    • Model Based System Engineering with an understanding of DODAF and SysML
    • Proficiency in DOORS and Cameo
    • Experience using tools to model large systems with multiple developers.
    • Experience in the military aerospace development environment is preferred.
    • Experience with weapon systems
    • Experience with software development #GBSDsystems Salary Range: $114,100 USD - $171,000 USD 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .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 most positions.

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