Sr Principal Systems Engineer – GAITS Analysis PO (26-350)

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•$129,300 - $193,900•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for an Internal Only: Sr Principal Systems Engineer – GAITS Analysis PO (26-350) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels. NOTE: This position is only available to current and active C2BMC personnel This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options. Position Overview: The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems. This position requires daily technical and programmatic interactions with civilian, military, and contract leadership and technical personnel at MDA Facilities at the MDIOC and VB3, and at LM Offices in Colorado Springs, CO (Voyager and Federal Dr.) and Huntsville, AL. The candidate will engage with the C2BMC (Command & Control, Battle Management, and Communications) Global system to provide technical support to Agile Product Teams and assessments.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline from an accredited university, 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 discipline with 4 years of relevant work experience
Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the eligibility to be read on to SCI clearance
Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
Understanding the integration and testing of Command & Control systems, particularly those relevant to basic architectures used in the BMDS and in space environments, with an emphasis on C2BMC. This includes interfaces to external C2BMC elements and space sensors
Technical knowledge of computer network systems, servers, VMs, and multicast methods, including hardware such as firewalls, routers, switches, and blade servers
Demonstrated expertise in hardware and software analysis, covering requirements decomposition, test planning, test procedures, test reporting, regression testing, and test data analysis
Experience with the technical aspects of highly integrated, complex networked computer systems is essential
Must have knowledge of DoD/MDA testbed baseline concepts for analyzing hardware, software, and Cyber IA applications
Proficiency in using Windows, MS Office, or Linux products daily is required

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering is highly preferred
Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Fundamental (OCSMP - MBF)
Applicants with a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Top Secret/SCI security clearance at the time of application are highly desired
Experience with Test Driven Development in Agile Environments
Knowledge and experience with DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Test Management for JIRA (TM4J), or similar applications, and experience with test automation tools such as Gherkin and Cucumber
Knowledge of basic message formats, including TADIL-J, HTML, ATOMS, COI, and XML

Responsibilities

Primary point of contact for C2BMC-G. Analysis topics to include interactions with MDIOC technical support provided by other Government-contracted entities, including the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Schedule lab tests and installation activities; coordinate with MDA BCD-E and the C2BMC-G Integration Team on release installation and integration schedules for the test labs
Key stakeholder in test lab build-out design meetings and design reviews
Collaborating with Tech Leads (SE, SWE, Deployment) and the Cross-Functional Product Team (CFPT) Product Owners to organize CFPT plans and workloads
The goal is to ensure optimal compliance with the CAM-provided Task Order baselines, including forecasting analysis needs, assessing analysis impacts, resolving issues, identifying and implementing efficiencies, and managing and briefing on status
Leading the resolution of technical Analysis issues
Execution of analysis tasks in accordance with program processes.
Identification of cost and technical risks to the CAM, TO PM, PO, and FAM, and the development and implementation of effective mitigation strategies
Assist the FAM with resource planning
Support for the JERB, JCCB, ROMB, and other boards as appropriate
Assistance with Task Order and customer reviews
Support the collection and analysis of metrics in accordance with the QMP

Benefits

Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
Flexible Work Arrangements
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business