Principal / Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Palmdale, CA

2d • $114,000 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal Aeronautical Engineer or Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer in Palmdale, California. The position is contingent on program funding, and a start date will be determined after funding confirmation. The selected candidate will work full-time on-site; remote, hybrid, and telework arrangements are not available. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Top Secret clearance and required program access, including upgraded SAP/PAR access. Travel may be required, with the posting citing up to 25%. Relocation assistance may be available.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter familiar with Integrated Product Teams and will contribute to engineering and systems development across complex hardware and software systems. The work includes applying engineering principles; conducting technical analyses and trade studies; developing requirements, architecture, designs, and engineering artifacts; and supporting Agile development, integration, test, verification, and validation. The role collaborates with systems, software, infrastructure, and specialty engineering teams, and involves communicating technical findings to management and stakeholders.

The position may be filled at Level 3 or Level 4, depending on qualifications. Level 3 requires a STEM bachelor's degree and five years of related experience, a master's degree and three years, or a Ph.D. and one year. Level 4 requires a STEM bachelor's degree and eight years of related experience, a master's degree and six years, or a Ph.D. and four years. Experience with DOORS, systems development life-cycle work, systems engineering knowledge areas, engineering artifacts, and requirements decomposition and verification is required.

The listed salary ranges are $114,000–$171,000 for the primary level and $142,200–$213,400 for the secondary level. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus. The company also offers health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off. The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, subject to change.

Requirements

• For Level 3: STEM bachelor's degree and 5 years of related professional or military experience, or a master's degree and 3 years, or a Ph.D. and 1 year.
• For Level 4: STEM bachelor's degree and 8 years of related professional or military experience, or a master's degree and 6 years, or a Ph.D. and 4 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a final U.S. adjudicated government Top Secret clearance and required program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company; ability to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR access.
• Experience with DOORS.
• Experience working with systems and specialty engineers to develop solutions, with a background in systems development life-cycle aspects.
• Experience in one or more systems engineering areas, including technical planning, requirements derivation, functional or timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, integration, verification and validation, supportability, or effectiveness analysis.
• Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as specifications, Interface Control Documents, use cases, System Architecture Descriptions, trade studies, or design packages.
• Experience developing requirements by decomposing parent-level requirements into lower-level system or subsystem requirements, and reviewing or developing hardware/software architecture, design, verification, and validation.
• Must be able to work full-time on-site at the facility; no remote, hybrid, or telework is available.

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Security+ certification.
• Experience with Ansible Engine.
• Experience with the IBM Rational tool suite, including DOORS and ClearQuest.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA, Git, and Confluence.
• Experience using software test automation tools or frameworks.
• Experience with Java, C++, or Python.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with MBSE, architecture development, system design and analysis, and metrics development.
• Experience as a Product Owner.
• Experience with software products running in a virtual environment, such as VMware, OpenShift, or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, and evaluate systems.
• Perform trade studies and engineering and technical analyses, and prepare reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including release planning, sprint planning, scrum, and retrospectives.
• Work with systems, software, and specialty engineers in an integrated team environment to develop solutions.
• Prepare technical presentations for management and stakeholders, and clearly communicate technical approaches and findings.
• Review test plans and procedures for requirements verification; support system integration and test; evaluate anomalies; and assist with issue disposition and correction.
• Address interface and functionality problems between software components and hardware.
• Work with software and infrastructure teams to correct or improve capabilities.
• Develop subsystem requirements and SRS/HRS specifications using MBSE tools and DOORS.
• Develop architecture and designs for complex hardware and software systems, including requirements traceability and implementation assessment.
• Analyze high-level needs and define a structured approach to refine capabilities into integrated requirements leading to a fielded product.
• Support development and review of interface documents, requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrices, architectural documentation, and systems engineering estimates.
• Author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

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