Staff Systems Engineer - Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE)

Northrop Grumman•Cincinnati, OH

5d•$161,000 - $241,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a cleared Staff Systems Engineer for a critical leadership role in their Systems Engineering Group. This position is a key contributor to the successful completion of RF Communications projects and focuses on the development of new solutions for national security challenges. The role requires expertise in Systems Engineering and is ideal for a candidate who can lead efforts to produce new hardware products supporting National Defense partners across all domains (land, sea, air, and space). The position involves solving complex problems, often without known solutions, requiring ingenuity. The senior principal systems engineer will lead a technical team responsible for electrical design, development, integration, and testing, serving as the primary point of contact for external customers and the internal development engineering team. The role operates within an Agile environment and typical teams consist of 5-10 people with diverse skill sets covering the entire program lifecycle. This position offers direct contact with end customers and operators, allowing for pragmatic and early feedback during the design process.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, or other STEM degree, plus 12 years of progressive experience OR Master of Science degree plus 10 years of progressive experience, OR PhD plus 7 years of progressive experience.
Comprehension of systems engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
Experience applying Model Based Systems Engineering to develop and model requirements.
Experience managing requirements or systems engineering artifacts using tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or JIRA.
Direct experience in any of the following Systems Engineering activities: system requirements decomposition/derivation/flow down/traceability, architecture, high-level/detail design, implementation, integration and test, and/or verification & validation.
Experience leading engineering teams from various disciplines in a recent technical development project.
Previous direct contact with end customers in the creation and development of project technical reviews and documentation.
Experience in assessing project status in terms of technical, cost, and schedule execution.
US Citizenship is required.
Active Top-Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Recent design experience and a track record of successful RF product designs including integrating antenna, RF subsystems, and processing hardware/software into a complete system.
Experience as an IPT lead, functional lead, or leadership in the military.
Experience with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, MIL-STD-499, and/or INCOSE system engineering life-cycle processes.
RF modeling, simulation, and analysis including link budgets.
MATLAB knowledge and/or experience.
Background includes experience with design improvements, requirements management, especially in relationship to reliability, maintainability, and supportability.
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply varied technologies.
Ability to perform as liaison to the customer for all engineering efforts.
Ability to collaborate in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Provide technical decisions and guidance within the Systems Engineering Group to enable timely, high-quality product deliveries and test events that meet mission requirements.
Partner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program requirements and meet mission objectives.
Propose and design systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements.
Provide implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams.
Develop and document technical standard engineering processes and procedures as needed.
Participate in engineering reviews of technical requirements, design, and implementation plans prior to development.
Provide input to program milestones and metrics, adhering to relevant plans and schedules.
Identify problems and research technical solutions to resolve these problems.
Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile environment.
Support program engineering review boards.