Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.

Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a **Software Systems Engineer** to join our team supporting Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC).

**This position can be filled at** **Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr. Principal), and will be based in Colorado Springs, CO.**

**What You'll Get to Do:**

Primary purpose will be to provide SW Systems Engineering support to IPTs with strong focus on Software.

Requirements decomposition, SRR/PDR/CDR support, and technical expertise for the product line that they primarily support.

Additional duties to include facilitation of technical content capture from SMEs to support CDRL development, I&T consultation and support, and technical baseline updates.

+ Support system requirements development, management, analysis, and traceability, to translate customer requirements and CONOPS into systems requirements, and further allocate to lower-level requirements.
+ Perform functional analysis and systems trade studies for technical solutions with respect to concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
+ Assist with the generation of well-defined and executable system and subsystem requirements documents, interface documents, and test and verification documents.
+ Support system/subsystems integration, test, and requirements verification activities.
+ Support system technical performance measurement definition and tracking.
+ Support the preparation of system engineering materials during System Requirements Review, System Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, System Verification Review, Test Readiness Review, and other program reviews as needed.
+ Interface with inter-organizational management and external Customer to communicate technical briefing and program status
+ Minimal travel is expected.

**Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.**

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ **Level 3/Principal** : Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of applicable experience; OR 3 years experience with a Master’s degree; OR 1 year of experience with a PhD.
+ **Level 4/Sr. Principal** : Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of applicable experience; OR 6 years experience with a Master’s degree; OR 4 year of experience with a PhD.
+ **Active Secret clearance at time of application.**
+ Experience with requirements decomposition and requirements management
+ Experience working with cross-functional integrated product teams
+ Experience working through the Systems Engineering lifecycle process for system development
+ Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, etc)
+ Experience with SharePoint
+ Expertise with MS Office tool suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project)
+ Experience with Agile software development (PI Planning, 2-week sprint cycles, story pointing, etc..)
+ Strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to project plan and execute
+ Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
+ Proven ability to manage Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) delivery from inception to completion, including providing technical expertise, ensuring alignment with software architecture, and drafting deliverable documents by leveraging a comprehensive understanding of the system's software architecture.
+ Experience acting as a Deputy System Architect by supporting the primary system architect in defining the software architecture, facilitating design decisions related to software requirements, ensuring alignment with technical baselines and overseeing integration of critical components.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Experience with technical writing for specifications and technical baseline documentation
+ Experience with MBSE Modeling (Cameo)
+ Familiarity with PLM tools (Siemens, Windchill, Teamcenter)
+ Familiarity with scaled compute cluster development, hypervisors, and network engineering
+ Familiarity with Radar Systems and operations
+ Familiarity with radar Blake Charts for operational performance analysis

Primary Level Salary Range: $100,300.00 - $150,500.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00

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.

Required Skill Profession

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