Principal Systems Engineer/Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10100214

• Location: Huntsville, AL, USA
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
• Shift: Days (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Positions Available: 1 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 - Launch and Missile Defense Systems have exciting career opportunities for Principal/ Sr. Principal Systems Engineers to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Program located in Huntsville, AL. Position Overview: The NGI Interface Engineer conducts interface definition and revision to incorporate new system capabilities and development changes that affect the NGI interface. Primary responsibility will be to develop interface design diagrams (IDD) to support customer deliveries of the architecture model. Will work with multiple interface control document (ICD) authors and participate in multiple technical working groups to apply knowledge of the system domain and interface exchange requirements. Essential Functions:
  • Successful candidate will attend interface working group meetings with MDA customer and representatives of assigned external/internal element engineering organization.
  • Successful candidate will support leadership to assure interface artifacts and CDRL tasks required for the assigned system interface are completed when required.Basic Qualifications: This position may be filled at either a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level.
    • Principal Systems Engineer: 5 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
    • Sr Principal Systems Engineer: 9 years with Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
      • Active Secret clearance is required.
      • Demonstrated Systems Engineering skills and experience with interface engineering, to include: message definition and standardization, physical/network specifications and models, and the generation and capture of interface data in a SysML model.
      • In addition, requirements engineering, to include experience working with IBM Rational's Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS).
      • Mid-Career experience performing pre-PDR systems engineering for DoD systems.
      • Must be able to function as part of an experienced team in developing systems engineering products and artifacts while adhering to the program Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and other processes. Preferred Qualifications:
        • Desired skills include: requirements engineering, logical architecture modeling, MBSE modeling, to include: behavioral modeling (use cases, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc.); structural modeling (structural composition diagrams, interface diagrams, conceptual object diagrams, etc.); et al., SysML and JIRA tools.
        • Experience with Agile or Iterative Development Methods.
        • Missile Defense Agency (MDA) systems experience a plus.
        • Specific interface experience with MDA elements or systems is a significant plus. Salary Range: $95,100 USD - $142,700 USD Salary Range 2: $117,900 USD - $176,900 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.
          • Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
          • Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
          • Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.Did you know?Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.

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