Sentinel - Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer - MS&A - 18046

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

1d•$98,400 - $184,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer for the Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) team. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. As a Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Systems Engineer, you will support a diverse team of engineers on a variety of projects supporting Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system accuracy. The candidate will support completion of the following projects: Physics-based predictive modeling and simulation of ICBM accuracy performance, Maturation of Sentinel accuracy error models, Post flight estimation of Sentinel accuracy performance, Estimation of accuracy error model parameters using ground and flight test data, Validation & verification (V&V) of Sentinel accuracy error models, Preparation of Sentinel accuracy reports, Presentations of projects and studies to Northrop Grumman Sentinel leadership and USG customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university
Principal Systems Engineer: 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 1 year with a PhD
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Must be able to support program tasks in a secure lab environment (on site) for a minimum of 90% of their total work time
Demonstrated experience with physics-based mathematical modeling and simulation
Proficiency in scientific computer programming (Python, C++/C#, SQL, MATLAB, R or similar)

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Outstanding skills in building rapport and interfacing with external team partners
Proactive self-starter capable of identifying gaps and problems in/with processes and proposing and implementing solutions
Experience with complex requirement development and traceability
Experience with object-oriented programming (e.g., C++)
Experience with or interest in dynamic systems, feedback control, and estimation
Experience with Agile Release Train (ART) or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite

Responsibilities

Physics-based predictive modeling and simulation of ICBM accuracy performance
Maturation of Sentinel accuracy error models
Post flight estimation of Sentinel accuracy performance
Estimation of accuracy error model parameters using ground and flight test data
Validation & verification (V&V) of Sentinel accuracy error models
Preparation of Sentinel accuracy reports
Presentations of projects and studies to Northrop Grumman Sentinel leadership and USG customers