Staff Engineer Systems Architect
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems’ Research & Advanced Design organization is hiring a Staff Engineer Systems Architect for its Systems Engineering organization in Melbourne, Florida. The position develops system architectures, defines key capabilities and performance requirements, establishes design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with customer specifications, defines external system interfaces and implementation approaches, and develops operational concepts. The engineer ensures requirements are met and evaluates system performance with the customer. The role supports advanced concept creation, from early-stage design and rapid prototyping to demonstrations and technical problem-solving in areas including survivability, autonomy, and battle management. The opportunity is contingent on program funding; start dates will be determined after funding confirmation. Relocation assistance may be available. The role requires a Secret clearance and travel of approximately 10% of the time. A flexible work arrangement and 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off, are offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related professional or military experience; or Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related professional or military experience; or STEM Ph.D. and 8 years of related professional or military experience.
- Ability to transfer and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance; clearance must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation, and required program access must be obtained within a reasonable period as determined by the company.
- Experience with SysML, MBSE frameworks, use cases, and/or sequence diagram definition using MBSE tools such as Cameo.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working on special programs.
- Experience generating SysML diagrams, tables, and documentation using Cameo.
- Experience modeling UCI/OMS services and interfaces.
- Experience modeling cloud-native software architectures.
- Knowledge and experience defining OMS (Open Mission System Architecture Specification) and UCI (Universal Command and Control Interface).
- Systems engineering experience detailing Computer Software Component (CSC)-to-CSC interactions.
- Knowledge of ground system operations.
- JIRA and Confluence experience.
- Experience with HMI, mission displays, and ground systems.
Responsibilities
- Define system architectures.
- Develop architectures, CONOPS, and use cases using model-based systems engineering methodologies.
- Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- Conduct trade studies to select among potential solutions.
- Perform systems requirements analysis.
- Manage requirements, including decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation.
- Ensure requirements are met and evaluate system performance with the customer.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
- Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
