Principal Engineer Systems / Sr Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

1d•$93,300 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Senior Principal Systems Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer – Requirements and Verification Team to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA or Oklahoma City, OK. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in requirements and verification in a software lab environment. We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. In this role you will be responsible for drafting requirements documents, verification plans and interface documents. The selected candidate will collaborate across engineering disciplines, primarily software and systems test, define project/software requirements for Lab Software Engineering Task Assignments. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Requirements

Understanding of the application and development of Interface Control artifacts and requirements.
Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Experience in requirements and verification management in DOORS.
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience. (For Principal Systems Engineer)
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience. (For Sr. Principal Systems Engineer)
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Familiarity with Agile practices.
Experience in System Architecture
Experience with software development.
Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Crucible)
Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills and Systems Thinking mindset
Active DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance
Active/current SAP clearance (any SAP)
Experience with the full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations.

Responsibilities

Develop, mature, and coordinate project, software, and interface requirements for a lab software environment.
Coordinate with cross-functional and multi-location teams to develop requirements, manage progress, and clear roadblocks.
Lead technical interchange meetings with customer and NG technical team.
Provide Systems engineering expertise to the technical teams.
Develop/Identify/Update Lab architecture.
Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of project and software requirements.
Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.