Staff Systems Engineer (Level 5)

Northrop Grumman • Annapolis, MD

2d • $169,000 - $253,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit is seeking a systems engineering generalist for its Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test & Logistics Department. The role supports complex maritime programs of national strategic importance and offers exposure to oceanic technologies such as uncrewed undersea vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, undersea payloads, acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, navigation, platform integration, subsea and maritime-surface communications, advanced algorithms, and digital engineering.

The engineer will work with multidisciplinary teams across systems engineering functions, develop associated work products, brief technical packages to program, company, and customer leadership, and support project processes, reviews, and technical planning. The role also contributes to milestone reviews and capture and proposal activities. Assignments will be made based on the candidate’s qualifications.

This is a full-time, 100% on-site position in Annapolis, Maryland. An active minimum Secret security clearance is required for consideration. The posting also lists a current Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain TS/SCI with CI polygraph among the basic qualifications. Relocation assistance may be available, and travel is 10%.

Requirements

• Degree in a STEM field.
• 12 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 10 years with a master’s degree, or 8 years with a Ph.D.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more systems engineering processes, such as requirements development and management, system modeling, system architecture development, interface traceability, integration and test, or verification and validation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn additional discipline areas.
• Current Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.
• Keen interest in working in the maritime surface or undersea domain.
• Active minimum Secret security clearance required for consideration.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Navy customers and underwater or naval systems, such as torpedoes, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR or sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, or submarine payloads.
• Experience in anti-submarine warfare, seabed warfare, mine countermeasures, or Navy tactics.
• Broad systems engineering experience across the systems V lifecycle model.
• Proficiency in requirements management and tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks or modeling languages such as SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM, or UAF.
• Proficiency in model-based tools such as Cameo, ModelCenter, or Siemens Teamcenter.
• Proficiency executing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including mentorship and customer interaction.
• Experience leading teams of systems engineers, such as serving as an SEIT Lead.
• Experience preparing work products for engineering milestones such as SRR, PDR, CDR, or TRR.
• Experience in naval warfare domains such as ASW, ASUW, mine warfare, or cyber warfare.
• Industry or company recognition and awards, participation in industry or engineering conferences and symposiums, or patents, disclosures, or publications.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI poly.

Responsibilities

• Perform one or more systems engineering functions on multidisciplinary teams, including mission engineering; requirements development and management using DOORS; system architecture development; system modeling, including MBSE; digital design-thread integration; interface development and management; CONOPS development and management; trade studies and analysis of alternatives; integration and test; and verification and validation.
• Develop systems engineering work products associated with assigned functions.
• Prepare and brief technical packages to program, company, and customer leadership teams.
• Support project and program processes, reviews, and technical planning activities.
• Develop content and present during milestone reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and CSR.
• Support capture and proposal activities.

Benefits

• Health plan and health insurance coverage.
• Savings plan.
• Paid time off for vacation or personal business and company-paid holidays.
• Education assistance.
• Training and development.
• 9/80 work schedule where available.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior