Mission Effectiveness / Operations Analysis Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

7d•$79,300 - $118,900•Onsite

About The Position

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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer - Mission Effectiveness/Ops Analysis to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL. In this role, you will support the Systems Engineering Integration (SEI) Integrated Product Team (IPT).

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 0 years of related professional/military experience
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
Must have experience with operations analysis and/or virtual simulation tools (e.g. AFSIM, Brawler, NGTS, MATLAB)

Nice To Haves

Experience with MBSE modeling products (e.g. Cameo)
Experience in at least one programming language (e.g. C++, Python, FORTRAN)
Experience with STK
Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams and managing relationships through effective communication.
Advanced degree in Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science
Experience in weapon system level design, integration, test and evaluation
An understanding of Integrated Air Defense Systems and capabilities
The ability to translate Physics/Mathematics models into real-time simulation algorithms and models
Experience with real time simulation/software development
Experience working within an Agile workflow using Atlassian Suite products (i.e. Jira, BitBucket)
Proficiency in NGTS, AFSIM, Brawler, and/or FORTRAN
Familiarity with Digital Engineering processes
Ability to communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis to support program development, execution, and related research and development projects
Develop mission relevant scenarios; assesses operational effectiveness of existing and/or emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments
Develop new and/or integrates existing system simulation frameworks, weapon systems components to include air vehicle platform, kinematics, sensors, communications, command & control, weapons, and threat performance models and algorithms.
Analyzes and tests next generation tactical assets within an advanced threat environment
Develop software to simulate real-time operations and behavior of systems for virtual simulation (man in the loop) testing so that future tactical aircraft can be evaluated in next generation air warfare mission environments.
Model operational environments and perform trade studies via computer simulation resulting in recommendations for alternative system architectures and configurations
Support the design and development of visualization models and databases for integration with a high fidelity simulation environment used for strategic simulation and training
Support evaluations to determine the best frameworks, hardware, capabilities, and tools available to create simulations and experiences that enhance the Virtual Simulation product
Ensures performance capabilities of new systems and architectures are traded against cost and mission requirements
Communicate across the engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate capabilities
Ability to work independently or in team settings, according to project needs
This position requires practical experience and interpretation of modeling and simulation results, algorithms, and formulas and must be able to communicate their significance and relevancy in a clear, detailed manner.