Principal/Sr Principal Fault Management and System Autonomy Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Northrop Grumman

96d • $110,300 - $165,500

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 is hiring a qualified Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support a National Security Space (NSS) Program in the Tactical Space Systems Division located in Dulles, VA. The job responsibilities will be as an individual-contributor and deliverable/product lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, specifically supporting Spacecraft Autonomy and Fault Management.

Requirements

• Principal Systems Engineer - Bachelors of Science degree in technical field + 5 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field + 3 years of experience.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Bachelors of Science degree in technical field + 8 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical field + 6 years of experience.
• Top Secret clearance required at time of application.
• Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
• Mission and/or vehicle systems engineering experience.
• Scripting experience.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators.
• Ability to task and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
• Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment.
• Experience with at least one Spacecraft Subsystem (ACS, GNC, CDH, COMM, EPS, Thermal, FSW).
• Experience with spacecraft architecture development.
• Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies.
• Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations.
• Experience writing technical documents for external customers.
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone review.

Responsibilities

• Perform traditional Systems Engineering functions, including requirements synthesis and flow-down, verification/validation planning, system trades study support, systems analysis, coordination of design efforts, and management of technical budgets & interface definitions.
• Assist in the formulation of system design, definition of concept of operations, and systems analysis for failure modes and effects, including their identification and mitigation through autonomous or operational controls.
• Design, implement, and validate Fault Management and System Autonomy Flight Software using flight-like simulations and flight hardware.
• Assist in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to either technical or nontechnical audiences.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree