Space Mission System Design Engineer / Ground RSE (Responsible Systems Engineer) – Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman

79d • $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 in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Systems Engineer to join our Mission Systems Engineering Integration and Test (MSEIT) team. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to support efforts on both concept and product development to deliver key solutions to our customers. We cover a wide variety of expertise within the systems engineering domain. This includes mission engineering, requirements, architecture, modeling and simulation, integration and test, verification and validation, and on-orbit operations and support.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in STEM curriculum with 5 years relevant experience; 3 years with MS Degree; or PhD with 0 years of experience for Principal Engineer.
• Bachelor Degree in STEM curriculum with 8 years relevant experience; 6 years with MS Degree; or PhD with 3 years of experience for Sr Principal Engineer.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
• Systems engineering experience (e.g., requirements, mission engineering, architecture, modeling and simulation, integration and test, verification and validation).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with deployed/operational ground systems for tasking space sensor payloads and processing space sensor payload data.
• Experience with R&V teams for Space programs.
• Proponent of process and configuration management.
• Can champion change and improvement.
• Capable of indirect leadership.
• Experience with DOORS, STK, Cameo, MATLAB, Python.

Responsibilities

• Work across multiple Space RADAR Payload programs as MSEIT team member supporting requirements, verification, and other Systems Engineering CDRL deliveries.
• Help coordinate larger MSEIT team inputs into specifications, verification documents, CONOPS document, and technical description documents.
• Engage with Mission Partner to maintain system level specification and verification artifacts.
• Maintain segment level, e.g., ground and on-orbit segment, specification and associated verification artifacts.
• Work with lower-level SE organizations, e.g., payload and ground, to maintain element level specifications and verification artifacts.
• Maintain R&V management process and configuration management of MSEIT external deliveries and internal artifacts.
• Work with Configuration Management (CM) to establish, implement, and maintain engineering controls across the larger program.
• Work to establish and maintain lower-level IPT processes (ground/payload SE teams) that integrate into program processing.

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