Sr Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop GrummanMelbourne, FL
$122,800 - $184,200Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. The Sr Principal Systems Engineer will perform functional analysis and Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes for incremental capability development and integration on military aircraft platforms in a fast-paced environment. The candidate will provide systems engineering and integration support for complex, multi-segment aeronautics programs. The engineer will focus on end-to-end technical integration of Aeronautics segment products with other internal and external segments, ensuring that system requirements, architectures, and interfaces form a coherent, interoperable solution that meets mission and customer objectives. This individual will collaborate with several stakeholders across distributed teams (subsystem developers, system integrators, system testers, etc.) to support delivery of quality design products. This individual will maintain technical cognizance of subsystem interdependencies and maturity of interfaces for identifying and resolving gaps.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of experience in systems engineering, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience in systems engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of experience in systems engineering.
  • Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
  • Experience with Systems Engineering principles and products.

Nice To Haves

  • An active, In-scope US Government Top Secret clearance
  • Previous or existing SAP access
  • Experience with MBSE tools for system architecture modeling (e.g., Cameo, Rhapsody, GENESYS)
  • Experience with system modeling languages, approaches, and methodologies, such as SysML
  • Experience with Agile methodologies
  • Experience supporting obtain program certifications.
  • Familiarize with LRU Qualification Process
  • Familiarize with the Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation & Accreditation (VV&A) process.
  • Familiarize with the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification process.

Responsibilities

  • Perform functional analysis and Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes for incremental capability development and integration on military aircraft platforms.
  • Provide systems engineering and integration support for complex, multi-segment aeronautics programs.
  • Focus on end-to-end technical integration of Aeronautics segment products with other internal and external segments.
  • Ensure system requirements, architectures, and interfaces form a coherent, interoperable solution that meets mission and customer objectives.
  • Collaborate with several stakeholders across distributed teams (subsystem developers, system integrators, system testers, etc.) to support delivery of quality design products.
  • Maintain technical cognizance of subsystem interdependencies and maturity of interfaces for identifying and resolving gaps.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
  • overtime
  • shift differential
  • discretionary bonus
  • Annual bonuses
  • Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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