Northrop Grumman-posted 4 months ago
$95,300 - $142,900/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Gilbert, AZ
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

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. Join the Tactical Space Systems Division in a challenging and rewarding role as a Principal Systems Engineer located in Gilbert, Arizona. Successful candidates for this position will work as a Principal Systems Engineer on a national security space program. Spacecraft Systems Engineers are key members of a cross-disciplinary team helping drive the design, development, integration & test, launch, and on-orbit operations of space vehicles. As a Spacecraft Systems Engineer, you will have unique opportunities to witness and take part in the entire engineering lifecycle culminating in the on-orbit delivery of fully mission capable space vehicles to our customers! This Principal Systems Engineer position is for an individual contributor within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

  • CONOPS, Mission Analysis, and Technical Performance Management
  • Mission Modeling and Simulation
  • Verification and Validation
  • Assist with trade studies, system sensitivity studies, design optimization studies, system performance assessments, mission analysis and timelines, and CONOPS development.
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Prepare review/briefing material for working group meetings, reviews and program status
  • Ability to capture core concepts and instructional needs from a large amount of technical data (ground and space hardware) and communicate technical concepts to peers
  • BS Engineering degree and 5+ years of experience or master's degree and 3+ years of experience
  • Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs.
  • Self-starter with strong technical problem-solving skills, an aptitude for understanding system and subsystem interactions and initiative to drive product development to closure
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Previous engineering experience, preferably on space programs or mission analysis
  • Understanding of Systems Engineering functions
  • Must have U.S. Citizenship with active or current Top Secret Clearance at time of application
  • Experience in space systems, spacecraft design, or mission operations
  • Experience in requirements development, decomposition and allocation
  • Experience in spacecraft/space system integration & test, launch, and/or mission operations
  • Experience in requirements management, system architecture, and CONOPs development
  • Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS, and various analysis engineering tools, such as MATLAB
  • Experience in any of the following areas is also desired: orbital mechanics, orbital debris modeling, spacecraft attitude control, power systems and modeling, avionics or digital electronics design, risk analysis, optics, communications, thermal design and analysis, or spacecraft integration and testing (either at the spacecraft or payload level)
  • Active or current TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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