Principal/Sr Principal Mission Engineer
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 Sector, Eastern Region Engineering, is hiring a qualified Principal or Senior Principal Mission Engineer for missions within the Space Superiority Division. Successful candidates for this position will work in a technical role for space and ground programs in Dulles, VA. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge programs and new mission areas in the following areas to support next generation space capabilities.
Requirements
- For Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 5 years of relevant experience; or 3 years with a Master's; 0 years with a PhD
- 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; or a PhD and 3+ years of experience
- Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices
- Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs.
- Current or active Top Secret/SCI security clearance at time of application
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a space or ground system development program
- Experience presenting to customers
- Experience working with a cross-discipline team
- Experience in Space Superiority mission design, satellite ground software, distributed modeling & simulation
- Understanding of system of system architecture designs the interplay between various national security customers and products
- Mission system requirements, verification/validation planning, mission planning/execution, mission analysis, modeling/simulation, system trade studies
- Proficiency in any modeling and simulation tools: Cameo, STK, Matlab, AFSIM, Python
Responsibilities
- CONOPS and Mission Analysis
- Systems Level Integration and Test
- Mission Modeling and Simulation
- Verification and Validation
- Resource Logistics and Execution
- Mission Operations Support
- Model Based Systems Engineering
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- a discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
