Principal Global Engineer Systems (25-468 & 25-469)

Northrop Grumman

108d • $100,300 - $158,000

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—Launch and Missile Defense Systems offer an excellent opportunity for a Principal Global Engineer Systems (25-468 & 25-469) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This position, based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, plays a vital role in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position does not offer relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options. The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a crucial part of the Missile Defense System. It provides an essential operational platform that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to systematically plan missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control networked sensors and weapon systems to reach global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC offers a layered missile defense capability, delivering an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to enhance overall performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a critical component of all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the missile defense system's current and future capabilities. This is a Systems Engineer position, and the successful candidate will develop use cases and prepare systems engineering artifacts to implement customer-requested capabilities. They will support the development and review of interface documents, system requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), architectural documentation, and system engineering estimates. They will author and conduct both formal and informal engineering reviews. Work is performed under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results can lead to significant program delays and increased resource expenditure. The role involves frequent contact with internal and external customers and represents the organization in providing solutions to complex technical issues related to specific projects.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, 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 field with 1 years of relevant work experience.
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application.
• Skills required include: Requirements elicitation, Derivation, Decomposition to lower-level subsystems and components, Maintaining system and component baselines in a requirement management system, Defining the connections between internal and external components, Communicating system-level use cases to a diverse group of customers, developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Systems Engineering.
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF).
• Current, active in-scope DoD-issued Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility at the time of application is highly desired.
• Applicants with a current active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.), at the time of application, are highly preferred.
• Experience leading teams to establish a system engineering baseline for a specific capability is preferred.
• Experience with other Space Domain and Missile Defense Systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Agile methods, along with the ability to define features, is a valuable asset.
• Skills in logical architecture modeling and/or interface definition, along with knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and security accreditation, are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing the content and details of technical products and serving as a technical interface to MDA working-level counterparts as needed.
• Being part of an integrated Systems Engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining the physical, functional, and technical requirements needed to describe the desired capabilities of an evolving MDS Command & Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system.
• Demonstrating experience in mission analysis, including skills in developing use cases and sequence diagrams.
• Supporting various tasks on short notice.
• Carrying out work under the guidance of various technical leads and product owners, requiring coordination with team members, C2BMC management, and government clients to ensure high-quality products are delivered on time and within available resources.

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree