Staff Engineer Systems - Level 5
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector’s Western Region Engineering seeks a Staff Systems Engineer 5 for its Space Park location in Redondo Beach, California. The position supports development of a space mission ground system and is contingent upon receiving final clearances and program access within a reasonable period. Continued employment requires maintaining the clearance and program access required for the role. The engineer will define, develop, decompose, analyze, allocate, verify, and validate requirements for the spacecraft system’s Ground Segment. The role includes system performance and functional analysis, interface definition, risk identification and mitigation, and system integration and compatibility analysis. The engineer will maintain the technical baseline and documentation and help mature the program through its milestones. The role develops and owns specifications for one or more ground elements: Bus Ground Element, Mission-Unique Ground Element, and Payload Ground Element. It leads requirements definition and flow-down, manages interfaces, supports architecture and implementation trades, and drives software qualification for assigned elements in a model-based systems engineering environment. Work supports system reviews including SRR, SDR, and PDR. Travel is required up to 10% of the time.
Requirements
- 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline, 10 years with a master's degree, or 8 years with a Ph.D.
- Experience with software ground systems for space missions.
- Experience with requirements flow-down, management, and traceability.
- Experience defining and managing interfaces and contributing to ICDs.
- Familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools.
- Experience with DOORS and CAMEO, or equivalent tools.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new concepts and approaches.
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Program start-up and new product development experience.
- Experience with ground C2 of space vehicles and/or integration of third-party C2 products.
- Experience with software frameworks and their onboarding and deployment.
- Mission management, mission planning, or resource mission management experience.
- Ability to obtain SCI/SAP.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain ground element specifications and MBSE-based requirements and traceability.
- Flow down requirements from host- and segment-level specifications, such as Host Segment and Mission Ground Segment (MGS), to assigned ground elements.
- Define and manage interfaces and provide input to interface control documents (ICDs).
- Participate in architecture and implementation trades, including ground frameworks, Command and Control (C2), and mission management.
- Support software qualification planning and verification and validation.
- Conduct system performance and functional analysis, risk identification and mitigation, and system integration and compatibility analysis.
- Define and maintain the technical baseline and documentation.
- Drive program maturity and milestones to support mission objectives and system reviews.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Educational assistance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions
- Paid time off
- Health and wellness resources
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedules, including a possible 9/80 schedule
- Disability insurance
- Company-paid holidays
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses
- Relocation assistance may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
