Principal / Sr Principal Aeronautical Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Palmdale, CA

5d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer for an on-site position in Palmdale, California. The selected candidate will work in an Integrated Product Team environment and collaborate with systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop and integrate complex systems. The role involves engineering analysis and design, requirements and architecture development, test support, documentation, and technical communication. The position requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain required Special Access Program clearances. The role is contingent on program funding; the start date will be determined after funding is confirmed. The position is full-time and on-site, with no remote, hybrid, or telework option. Travel may be required, and the posting gives estimates of both 10% and up to 25%. The company describes flexible work arrangements and a 4/10 schedule with Fridays off, along with learning opportunities and a team environment. The position may be filled at Level 3 or Level 4 based on qualifications. Level 3 requires a STEM bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience, a master's degree and 3 years, or a Ph.D. and 1 year. Level 4 requires a STEM bachelor's degree and 8 years of related experience, a master's degree and 6 years, or a Ph.D. and 4 years.

Requirements

Level 3: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional or military experience, or master's degree and 3 years, or Ph.D. and 1 year.
Level 4: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional or military experience, or master's degree and 6 years, or Ph.D. and 4 years.
Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable period determined by business needs, including upgraded SAP/PAR access after selection.
Ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and any program accesses required for the position within a reasonable period.
Experience with DOORS.
Experience working with systems and specialty engineers to develop solutions, with background across systems development life-cycle aspects.
Experience in one or more systems engineering areas, such as technical planning, requirements derivation, functional or timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, integration, verification and validation, supportability, or effectiveness analysis.
Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as specifications, Interface Control Documents, use cases, System Architecture Descriptions, trade studies, or design packages.
Experience developing requirements, decomposing parent-level requirements to lower system or subsystem levels, and reviewing or developing hardware/software design and verification and validation.
Ability to work full-time on-site at the Palmdale facility.

Nice To Haves

Current applicable Special Access Program clearance.
Security+ certification.
Experience with Ansible Engine.
Experience with IBM Rational tools, including DOORS and ClearQuest.
Experience with Atlassian tools, including JIRA, Git, and Confluence.
Experience using software test automation tools or frameworks.
Experience with Java, C++, or Python.
Experience working in an Agile development environment.
Experience with MBSE, architecture development, system design and analysis, and metrics development.
Experience as a Product Owner.
Experience with software products running in virtual environments such as VMware, OpenShift, or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, and evaluate systems.
Perform trade studies, engineering and technical analyses, and prepare reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
Participate in Agile development activities, including release planning, sprint planning, scrum, and retrospectives.
Work with systems, software, and specialty engineers in an integrated team environment to develop solutions.
Prepare technical presentations for management and stakeholders and communicate technical approaches and findings clearly.
Review test plans and procedures for requirements verification; support system integration and test, evaluate anomalies, and help disposition and correct issues.
Address interface and functionality problems between software components and hardware.
Work with software and infrastructure teams to correct or improve capabilities.
Develop subsystem requirements and SRS/HRS specifications using MBSE tools and DOORS.
Develop architectures and designs for complex hardware and software systems, including requirements traceability and implementation assessment.
Analyze high-level needs and define a structured approach to refine capabilities into integrated requirements leading to a fielded product.
Support development and review of interface documents, requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrices, architectural documentation, and systems engineering estimates.
Author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews.

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available.
Flexible work arrangements and a 4/10 work schedule with every Friday off.
Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
Health insurance coverage.
Life insurance.
Disability insurance.
Savings plan.
Company-paid holidays.
Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.