Staff Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman•Sunnyvale, CA

7d•$177,000 - $265,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 5 for the development and ongoing support of new and existing designs used in surface ship and submarine launcher systems for the US Navy based out of Sunnyvale, CA. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation. The successful candidate will support current and future system testing for launcher programs for developmental and currently deployed launcher systems and maintain the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Perform functional analysis, scheduling analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation/verification and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into test objectives, test requirements and test plans. Perform activities for system integration, installation, test, operation, maintenance and disposal. Develop test system architecture, develop test plans and procedures, execute testing in accordance with these plans and procedures, and communicate test results. The ideal candidate has the ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects simultaneously. You enjoy working collaboratively and have strong written and verbal skills. You demonstrate strategic big picture thinking and sound decision making. Travel is regular, consisting of visits to customer for technical reviews, meetings for test planning, and significant in-field test conduct. Travel may increase in frequency as system test activity increases during actual test events. Candidates must be able to support up to 50% travel. This position is full time onsite at Sunnyvale, CA campus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 12+ years of relevant work; experience, a Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant work experience or a PhD with 7+ years of experience
Exposure to EVMS, CAM and project management activities
Proficient with MS Office
Must be able to travel up to 50% as needed
Must be a U.S. citizen
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 15+ years of relevant work experience
Experience with naval missile launcher systems and testing
Experience with requirement verification and RVTMs
Experience with test range airspace management and coordination
Experience with crane lifting and handling operations
Experience in both a commercial and military shipyard environments
Experience supporting major EVMS milestones such as CEACs, IBRs or compliance audits
Experience with DOORS
Experience with agile and scrum methodologies
Experience with confluence and JIRA
Experience with EVMS and CAM activities
Experience with hands-on mechanical and electrical integration both on land and at sea in remote locations requirement independent decision making
Experience in bottoms-up test site planning including site surveys, test site integration through to demobilization
Experience with both prototype, development, qualification and tactical fielding of systems
Experience with field engineering, sustainment, logistics planning
Experience with ordnance handling requirements
Experience in relation to system safety and human factors engineering
Experience in the development of Tier 1 and Tier 2 schedules
Experience with IMS input or management

Responsibilities

Perform functional analysis, scheduling analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation/verification and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into test objectives, test requirements and test plans.
Perform activities for system integration, installation, test, operation, maintenance and disposal.
Develop test system architecture, develop test plans and procedures, execute testing in accordance with these plans and procedures, and communicate test results.
Authoring and leading teams of engineers in the generation of test plans and procedures for mechanical systems
Developing test objectives, linking those objectives to requirement verification and developing success criteria
Leading test meetings/working groups
Stakeholder management including senior internal and external leadership
Authoring, and leading others in the generation of test reports
Authoring and leading others in the generation of BOEs and proposal support
In-field test execution leadership of both internal, commercial partner and customer/governmental POCs
Hands-on mechanical and electrical integration
Instrumentation, data acquisition, and data processing
Resource management and test site support scheduling/coordination
Supporting RCCAs, FRBs fault-tree analysis etc
Leading TRRs and providing input to major milestone reviews (SRRs, PDRs, CDRs etc)
Significant independent decision making as well as multi-tasking across multiple programs/efforts simultaneously
Mentoring junior engineers