Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer

Northrop Grumman
89d$105,400 - $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 is seeking a Principal and Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer who brings space mission system leadership, engineering, capture, and proposal experience to a growth oriented organization. Prior experience in satellite design, development, integration, testing, operations, and/or ground support is desired. This role will leverage your knowledge of all elements of the space mission design process including initial concept development, system-level trades, requirements definition, spacecraft design, and performance assessment. Knowledge of Space, Ground, mission operations, and Launch segment inter-relationships to support quality assurance of a mission baseline is desired. In this position, the candidate will be responsible for defining the mission assurance approach and supporting payload manufacturing, spacecraft design, performance, and affordability analyses, as well as support for ground segment and O&M support. This position is contingent on Program Award.

Requirements

  • Principal Engineer: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of Mission Assurance or Systems Engineering (HW) experience; a MS with 3 years of experience; PhD with 0 years of experience; OR a minimum of 9 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Sr Principal Engineer: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of Mission Assurance or Systems Engineering (HW) experience; a MS with 6 years of experience; PhD with 3 years of experience; OR a minimum of 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance at the time of application.
  • Experience in Mission Assurance in either HW/SW/Systems.
  • Experience in evaluation, trace, and analysis of requirements.
  • Experience in working with various elements/segments of space program performance.

Nice To Haves

  • 10+ years systems engineering experience with at least 5 years working space systems engineering.
  • Experience with requirements development, flow-down, analysis, verification and validation.
  • Quality Assurance experience with payload, spacecraft bus, antenna, integration and test, launch, ground systems, operations and maintenance activities.
  • Experience with development, integration, and testing of integrated space systems.
  • Leadership skills to develop proposals for Government and Commercial customers.
  • Ability to work independently, determine and develop approach to solutions.
  • Evidence of problem solving and time management skills.
  • Experience working with multi-disciplined teams.
  • Excellent presentation skills and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define the mission assurance approach and support payload manufacturing.
  • Support spacecraft design, performance, and affordability analyses.
  • Support ground segment and operations & maintenance (O&M) support.

Benefits

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