Principal Engineer Systems Test System Test Analyst (26-004)

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer Systems Test - System Test Analyst (26-004) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. Based at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options. Position Overview: The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, monitor the battle collectively, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges during all flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate current and future missile defense system capabilities. As a senior analyst on the System Test Analysis team within the C2BMC NT, the candidate will be responsible for analyzing test event data, coordinating observations and resolutions across development and test teams within C2BMC, and assisting with coordination with the Missile Defense Agency customer and seeking a motivated data analyst to support the C2BMC National Team (NT) in analyzing missile tracking and models in the test bed and operations. This individual will be part of a focused technical team that verifies and validates metrics, statistics, and descriptive analyses of test data from Missile Defense Systems in development, supporting national security.

Requirements

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
A Bachelor's Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master's degree ( preferred ) in a STEM -related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related STEM discipline with 1 year of relevant work experience
Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period
Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
The candidate is expected to travel as needed (less than 10%), but most work will be conducted at Schriever SFB. Some non-standard work hours may be required due to test event schedules

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
Certification : INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
Certification : Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF)
Participate in research and analysis to identify meaningful metrics, patterns, and trends in the test datasets, and apply statistical methods to validate or reject hypotheses about the data
Techniques may include visualization, simulation, and system modeling to achieve the desired analytical results
Should possess technical skills to assist in developing software tools to evaluate software, algorithms, and processes used to build the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) element of the Missile Defense System (MDS)
Should be able to assist test tool analysts with technical troubleshooting and analysis of test traceability
Should be able to participate in developing straightforward solutions to technical problems discovered and help develop actionable insights for C2BMC decision-makers
It is highly desirable that the candidate has experience with message-based analysis and MDS elements or components, including operational systems (e.g., Aegis, Patriot, GMD, THAAD, SBX ) in either a test or operational environment
Experience with COTS modeling, simulation, and analysis tools is also desired
Experience in message-based analysis of complex systems, or other analysis experience
Experience with object-oriented coding skills (e.g., Python, Java ) or the ability to learn them
Experience with the Linux environment
Experience with relational databases, including use and maintenance, desired
Experience with software testing and analysis tools
Desired skills: Python programming experience
Bash or similar scripting experience
Strong sense of how data "tells a story"
Use of spreadsheets for data analysis and related tools
Experience manipulating large data sets
Development of software testing and analysis tools
Development and automation of data management processes and tools
Strong teamwork skills
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Assist with the planning, scheduling, and development of verification analysis tools
Assist with or support the coordination, development, and maintenance of analysis and test-tracking tools
Ensure proper backup and archiving of test products and analysis datasets (backup data manager role)