Ground Mission Architect
About The Position
This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, VA, is looking for an experienced mission architect who can be the subject matter expert and key customer interface for space security missions, focused on Ground Design and integration. This Architect will lead technical efforts supporting capture and strategy, aligning missions across security constructs, use common software, and integrating with services around the globe. This candidate will closely work with business development, business directors, external customers, and external subject matter experts to shape the feasibility of new ground architectures. This position requires up to 100% on-site work due security constraints and an ability to pass an enhanced security review.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other STEM related degree with 12+ years of experience in a related engineering field such as mechanical, electrical, aerospace and/or operations; 10 years with a Master's; 7 years with a PhD
- Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application current and within scope with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
- Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
- Experience with developing and presenting briefing slides to senior leaders and executive level personnel
- Ground design implementation, architectural design, and knowledge of cyber security frameworks for national security systems
Nice To Haves
- Experience in mission design, satellite ground software, satellite hardware, and distributed modeling & simulation
- Understanding of system of system architecture designs the interplay between various national security customers and products
- Prior aerospace-related work experience for a U.S Government Agency or Contractor
- Previous experience with flight hardware on operational system
- Previous experience with Class C / demonstration programs
Responsibilities
- Interface and drive engagement with customers and stakeholders for mission ground systems
- Promulgate a clear vision of common grounds and how to use them for disparate missions at multiple security levels
- Mentor mission architects and systems engineers in ground design, mission specific software within the ground framework, and enabling SV behavior to achieve the end to end mission
- Direct developmental and analytical efforts to reduce risk, mature the system, ensure mission success, and grow the business area.
- Support the family of programs with system architecture establishment/evolution and CONOPs development.
- Ability to capture core concepts and instructional needs from a large amount of technical data (ground and space hardware) and communicate technical concepts to an audience of non-subject matter experts with varying levels of domain experience
- Be self-directed and able to envision the end state of the product and take initiative to drive product development to closure
- Educate leads, customers, and engineers on mission capability, analysis, and CONOPS
- Perform system-of-system trades, modeling, simulation and analysis to assess space mission architecture alternatives for delivering a customer mission effect, data or capability as it fits within a broader campaign
- Support capture activities, including RFI/RFP preparation, customer presentations and demonstrations, and competitor analysis
- Brief and lead technical meetings for senior leaders across the space community
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
