Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Level 4

Northrop Grumman•Annapolis, MD

4d•$135,800 - $203,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Level 4 to join their team. The Marine Systems organization is searching for Systems Engineers to support rapid growth in the Launcher Hardware organization. The role involves supporting the engineering development of innovative launcher hardware for weapons systems on a variety of Navy platforms. The company culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and a drive to achieve the impossible. Northrop Grumman offers opportunities to work on revolutionary systems and encourages employees to grow and achieve their goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 8 years relevant experience; or Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 6 years relevant work experience, or PhD with 4 years of experience.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
First-hand experience with requirements and interface management
Familiarity with system drawings and documents such as Interface Control Documents, System/Subsystem Specifications, Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM), etc.
Experience with system engineering tools such as IBM Rational DOORS
Familiarity with MBE/MBSE concepts and tools
Must be a US citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Systems Engineering
Understanding and knowledge of Agile (SCRUM) techniques and activities
First hand experience with MBSE concepts and tools (MagicDraw and / or Cameo preferred)
Experience in technical presentation and interfacing with customers
Design and operational knowledge of navy programs
Ability to read and interpret government or military specifications
Must be able to obtain and maintain an Active US Government Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Perform requirements development, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
Support the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints.
Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Generation and updating of System and sub-system level specifications in DOORS, including creation of Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM) and verification traceability (tracing requirements to test plans/procedures/results).
Update and maintain system drawings and documents such as Interface Control Documents, Arrangement Drawings, etc.
Participate/Lead and coordinate preparation, conduct and closeout for internal and external customer reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, IRR, TRR, etc.).
Support the creation and refinement of Model Based System Engineering products (System behavioral models, Use Case realizations, State Machines, etc.).