Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Triton Production

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

7d•$142,200 - $213,400•Hybrid

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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Senior Prinicpal Systems Engineer - Triton Production to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position will be located in San Diego, CA. In this role, you will support the SEIT Production IPT Lead by effectively coordinating across both programs and IPTs to ensure Triton Production, Retrofit Air Vehicles, and Ground Segments are delivered to our customer on schedule and in configuration. This involves supporting multiple Systems Engineering disciplines across the Systems Engineering “V”. The position requires on site work a minimum of 2 days per week.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience
Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Must have experience in or with Systems Engineering and Design processes
Must have experience with configuration and change management

Nice To Haves

Project organizational skills
Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Experience acting as Control Account Manager (CAM)
Experience working on Production activities on a large program
Familiarity with TeamCenter
Experience developing proposals
Experience with the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) process
Demonstrated cross functional leadership and coordination skills
Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills
Project organizational skills and personnel leadership skills – both direct and non-direct reports
Understanding of program document tree hierarchy and Manufacturing Engineering hierarchy
Active US Government Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Coordinating & collaborating with SEIT Production IPT Lead
Technical support and interfacing with SEIT technical teams, including Integration, Cyber, Safety and E3
Coordinating with Triton Sustainment team for Engineering Change Process (ECP) releases and updates
Supporting Document and CDRL release in accordance with Production and Retrofit contracts
Conducting audits of lab and fielded systems to ensure configuration compliance
Supporting Production operations at direction of Program Leadership
Documenting and improving processes
Heavy work within Microsoft Excel, using its tools to optimize workflows