Sr Principal Engineer Systems – Interface (25-458)

Northrop Grumman

110d • $124,900 - $196,700

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—Launch and Missile Defense Systems offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Principal Engineer Systems – Interface (25-458), to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This role, based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, is essential in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. This position does not offer relocation support and requires on-site work with no remote options. The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a vital part of the Missile Defense System. It provides a critical operational platform that allows the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to systematically plan missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC offers a layered missile defense capability, providing an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It functions as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to improve overall performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a key component of all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the missile defense system's current and future capabilities. The Interface Engineer will lead the development of ICDs and IDDs. This includes establishing new interfaces between external components, such as sensors, and other Command and Control Systems. The engineer will ensure that the ICDs and IDDs meet the program's required standards. Additionally, they are expected to develop various behavioral diagrams to understand and document the requirements. The engineer will create detailed requirements in DOORS to communicate with the implementation teams clearly. This position will be assigned to the C2BMC Systems Engineering Team within SEIT. The Interface Engineer is a Systems Engineer and may also be called upon to support non-interface systems engineering activities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Science, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a STEM related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related field with 4 years of relevant work experience
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• Demonstrated Systems Engineering expertise with interface engineering, including creating Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Interface Design Documents (IDDs), among other responsibilities
• Message definition and processing rules
• Message formatting (e.g., XML, VMF, et al)
• Physical/network specifications and models, to include the ISO OSI model
• Physical/network topologies and devices
• Network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, etc.) are a must

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Systems Engineering
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF)
• Experience with authoring Missile Defense System (MDS) ICDs and IDDs is highly desirable
• Experience in authoring Complex Command and Control Systems ICDs and IDDs is highly desirable
• Requirements engineering, including experience with IBM Rationale’s Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS), is highly desirable
• Risk Management Framework (RMF)-based cybersecurity and familiarity with Agile or Iterative Development Methods are a plus

Responsibilities

• Will have significant experience in authoring ICDs and IDDs that are DID-compliant and to DoD Standards
• Must be able to function as part of an experienced team in developing systems engineering products and artifacts while adhering to the program Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and other processes
• Will develop and update multiple Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Interface Design Documents (IDDs)
• Will attend interface working group meetings with MDA customers and representatives of the assigned external element engineering organization, as well as support program integration and test-related efforts for the associated interface
• May also be assigned to provide support to other interface engineers involved in developing ICDs for additional BMDS Elements
• Support requirements engineering and develop Use Cases
• Perform logical architecture modeling tasks as required by the SE department
• Will support spiral leadership to ensure interface artifacts and system assessment tasks required for the assigned sensor interface are completed when needed
• Must possess an understanding of the systems engineering process and its principles
• Should have a proven track record of successfully applying system engineering principles to develop product solutions
• Must have experience in requirements elicitation, including the use of behavior diagrams as an analysis tool to understand and decompose requirements

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree