Staff Engineer Systems (Mission Ground Segment) - Level 5
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Systems Engineer 5 for Western Region Engineering in the Engineering function at its Space Park location in Redondo Beach, California. The position focuses on defining, developing, decomposing, analyzing, allocating, verifying, and validating requirements for the ground segment of a spacecraft system. The engineer will conduct system performance and functional analysis, define interfaces, identify and mitigate risks, perform system integration and compatibility analysis, and maintain technical baselines and documentation. The role supports program maturity and milestones and leads development of the Mission Ground System specification for ground support through SRR, SDR, and PDR. The Ground Systems Engineer will develop and own ground-system specifications for a space mission, lead requirements definition and flow-down, manage interfaces, support trade studies, and drive system qualification in a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) environment. The position requires an active DoD Top Secret clearance and is contingent upon final clearances and program access within a reasonable period. Continued employment is subject to maintaining required clearance and program access. Relocation assistance may be available, and travel is required about 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.
Nice To Haves
- Program start-up and new product development experience.
- Ground command and control (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 ground segment requirements from the system-level specification.
- Manage Mission Ground System specification requirements and traceability to all products, including the MBSE model.
- Define and manage interfaces external to the ground segment and provide input to interface control documents (ICDs).
- Lead and participate in trades for ground segment implementations.
- Lead software qualification planning.
- 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 the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission.
- Support development of the Mission Ground System specification for ground support through SRR, SDR, and PDR.
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 the option of a 9/80 work schedule.
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
