Sr Staff Engineer - Systems Architect
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. Staff System Architect (SA) for the Neptune Phoenix Program within the Xetron Operating Unit (OU) in Cincinnati, OH. The Neptune Phoenix program provides sustainment for our existing prototype portfolio while driving development, production, and operational support for the next generation of technical collection capabilities. The team designs and integrates ground‑ and platform‑based collection systems built on model‑based systems engineering (MBSE), open architectures, and open standards. The Systems Architect within Neptune Phoenix serves as the authority for the system architecture and design, and owns responsibility to create, evolve, and maintain the architecture of the system to meet operational needs. The System Architect also owns responsibility for maintaining alignment between the appropriate solution and internal roadmaps, product lines or common components or sub-systems.
Requirements
- BS degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Physics or other STEM field with 14 years of related experience, MS degree in STEM field with 12+ years of related experience, or PhD in STEM field with 10+ years of related experience
- Active DoD Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility (U.S. Citizenship is a prerequisite).
- Significant years of related engineering experience working in an engineering organization at a defense contractor during EMD, LRIP or Operation/Sustainment phases
- Experience in all aspects of the engineering process from proposal and requirements analysis through verification testing and fielding of systems
- Demonstrable experience leading complex engineering projects in production environments
- Experience leading Agile development projects
- Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a Systems Engineering Integration & Test environment from one or more of the following specialty areas: EOIR sensor systems, RF sensor systems, centralized cloud-based platforms (AWS GovCloud) that manage aggregated data and user interfaces
- Experience decomposing requirements for DoD-based platforms or systems
- Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering, SysML modeling, and MBSE tools (e.g., IBM Rational DOORS, Enterprise Architect, Cameo). Ability to develop and maintain system models, traceability matrices, and verification cross‑reference artifacts
- Experience implementing Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) development methodology
- M.S., M.B.A., or other advanced degree
- Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in support of achieving Authority to Operate (ATO)
- Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated technical leadership skills, decisiveness, and ability to make sound technical judgments with limited information
- Proven ability to represent organizational capabilities to customers and stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively across technical and program leadership
Responsibilities
- Define mission Concept of Operations (CONOPS), KPPs and associated Technical Performances Measurements (TPMs)
- Define the Operations Concept (OPSCON) for the system(s) in relation to the CONOPS
- Create, evolve, and maintain system architecture
- Support the Chief Engineer in discussions of system architecture with the Customer
- Cross-project technical alignment and coordinate common architecture solutions across projects
- Evolve and enhance the customer’s suite of disparate capabilities into a system of systems in order to meet current and merging mission objectives into capability, availability, reliability and security.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
