Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Programmable Media)

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

1d•$135,800 - $203,600•Onsite

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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer at our Rolling Meadows, IL location. The selected candidate will report to the SEIT Department in the Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) Department. This individual will be the point-of-contact collaborating with SEIT program teams, the Program Management Office, Field Service Engineers, Configuration Management, Data Management, Quality Management Engineering teams, and customers. Primary responsibilities include coordinating, generating, and releasing documents and software, generating and processing Revision Notices (RNs), and implementing related process improvements. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for the technical content of IRCM programmable media images and support updates to related internal software tools. Proposal support is required on occasion. The ideal candidate should be self-initiating; needing only general supervision for soundness of judgment and overall accuracy, to drive execution both personally and through others. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be capable of leading peers by assigning work, managing team deadlines, and acting as the team lead and SME. This role will be on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL Location.

Requirements

BS degree in STEM with 8+ years of related experience; OR MS degree in STEM with 6+ years related experience; OR, PhD in STEM with 4+ year of related experience
Demonstrated communication skills, with ability to clearly and concisely communicate to multiple teams and business customers
Demonstrated experience with coordination and organizational skills with attention to detail within a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated proficiency in problem solving skills – must have the ability to recognize issues, re-direct and re-work as needed to drive resolutions to meet customer need dates
Experience with supporting qualification testing or similar
Demonstrated experience with quality improvements in an engineering environment
Candidate Must be a U.S. Citizen
Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain Security Clearance – Secret

Nice To Haves

Experience working with government contracts
Current active Secret Clearance
Experience with MS Access, SQL or other data base programs
Experience using Team Center (TcE/ PDM), ISE
Experience in a field support environment for complex electronic systems evaluation
Working knowledge of one or more of the following specialty areas: EOIR systems, sensors, optics

Responsibilities

Coordinating, generating, and releasing documents and software
Generating and processing Revision Notices (RNs)
Implementing related process improvements
Responsible for the technical content of IRCM programmable media images
Support updates to related internal software tools
Proposal support is required on occasion
Leading peers by assigning work, managing team deadlines, and acting as the team lead and SME