Pr./Sr. Pr. Systems Engineer - Fault Management & System Autonomy

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

1d • $114,000 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Pr./Sr Principal Systems Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 to join our team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, specifically supporting functions related to Fault Management and System Autonomy (FMSA) for space systems. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications for Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience in Systems Engineering for mission critical applications
• Mission and/or vehicle systems engineering experience
• Software coding or scripting experience
• Basic Qualifications for Level 4: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience or PhD with 4 years of professional experience
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience in Systems Engineering for mission critical applications
• Mission and/or vehicle systems engineering experience
• Software coding or scripting experience

Nice To Haves

• Failure analysis or fault management technical experience
• Experience defining requirements & interfaces
• Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations
• Experience developing verification documentation
• Experience with architecture development
• Experience with spacecraft mission operations
• Familiarity with electrical & computer systems
• Familiarity with command and telemetry databases

Responsibilities

• Perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including requirements synthesis and flow-down, verification/validation planning, system trades study support, systems analysis, coordination of design efforts, and management of technical budgets & interface definitions
• The application of these systems engineering functions will be in the context of fault management, system autonomy
• Assist in the formulation of system design, definition of concept of operations, and systems analysis for failure modes and effects, including their identification and mitigation through autonomous or operational controls
• Designing, implementing, and validating Fault Management and System Autonomy Flight Software using flight-like simulations and flight hardware
• Must be knowledgeable in spacecraft subsystem design, spacecraft testing, flight software best practices, and mission operations
• Candidate may be called on to assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both
• Presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to either technical or nontechnical audiences is required

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
• a discretionary bonus
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior