Sr Principal Engineer Systems
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Armament Systems Business Unit is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Specialty Engineering team in Plymouth, Minnesota. The team supports munition, fuzing, and weapon system development programs across specialty engineering domains including Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, and Unit Production Cost Modeling. The engineer will plan and execute specialty engineering work, perform analyses in coordination with design engineering, and lead safety programs through acceptance by Safety Review Boards. The role also involves contributing technical leadership in design reviews, failure investigations, customer working groups, proposals, requirements activities, and the development of safe test and manufacturing processes. Travel is 25% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. A clearance is not required to start, but the ability to obtain a Secret clearance is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline and 9 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret clearance.
- Experience working closely with engineers in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Production Engineering.
- Subject matter expertise in one or more of these domains: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE Certification, or Unit Production Cost Modeling.
- Familiarity with standard Microsoft Office products and ability to learn new toolsets.
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading technical efforts.
- Experience performing engineering analyses such as Hazard Analysis, FMECA, or FTA.
- Aerospace and defense product experience.
- Experience with Design Qualification planning efforts.
- Experience with MIL-STD-882E System Safety or an equivalent system safety standard.
- Expertise in multiple relevant Specialty Engineering domains, such as Safety, Maintainability, Reliability, or Cybersecurity.
- Certification in a relevant engineering domain or discipline, such as CSP, CISSP, CSEP, or CRE.
- Experience presenting technical information to large audiences.
Responsibilities
- Work with and mentor team members to plan and execute specialty engineering tasks across supported programs.
- Perform detailed specialty engineering analyses in collaboration with design engineering during weapon system development, such as FMECA, FTA, and System Hazard Analysis.
- Lead safety programs from planning through successful safety acceptance with Safety Review Boards.
- Serve as a lead Specialty Engineer in design reviews, failure investigations, and customer working group meetings.
- Support bidding and proposal work in collaboration with the Specialty Engineering Manager.
- Work with Systems Design Engineering to define, track, and verify requirements supporting system development objectives in specialty engineering domains.
- Work with Test Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety to define processes and procedures for safely conducting test events and manufacturing systems.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
