Sentinel - Staff Systems Engineer - Lab Test Capability Lead
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to serve as the Lab Test Capability Lead on the Sentinel Systems Engineering team in Roy, Utah. The role supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production, and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities, and associated infrastructure. The Lab Test Capability Lead joins the Systems Engineering & Integration team and leads work involving requirements definition and allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification and validation, and requirements traceability across the Sentinel Weapon System. The position leads a small systems engineering team developing artifacts for Sentinel communications networks in a model-based environment and integrates with System Test, Support Equipment, Systems Engineering, Command Systems, Launch Systems, and Flight Systems to ensure wing Operational Tests are detailed in the program technical baseline. The role works with Air Force customers and other stakeholders to identify needs, develop top-level requirements, and mature architecture content. It also develops system architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture, contributes to requirements development and analysis, and helps establish model development, tool integration, and team integration techniques, procedures, and processes.
Requirements
- 12 years of experience with a bachelor's degree in science, 10 years with a master's degree, or 8 years with a Ph.D. (T05).
- U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Ability to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
- At least 4 years of experience with requirements management, analysis, or allocation.
- At least 3 years of experience with Model-Based Engineering or Model-Based Systems Engineering practices, languages, or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or MagicDraw.
- At least 4 years of experience in one or more of the following: Command & Control (C2), physical security, cybersecurity, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems or processes, communications systems, facility design, or complex military aerospace development.
- Ability to travel 10% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Master's degree in STEM.
- Experience working with DoD government or military personnel.
- Experience with developmental test campaigns of complex aerospace systems, such as MMIII, B-21, B-2, or Sentinel.
- Experience with operational testing or operational test planning of complex aerospace systems, such as MMIII, B-21, B-2, or Sentinel.
- At least 3 years of experience in model-based systems engineering, including thread-based system decomposition, requirements engineering, and system modeling in SysML.
- Experience leading a team or driving performance against schedule.
- Experience with task management tools, preferably JIRA, and EVMS.
- Experience with functional decomposition, interface definition, and use case definition.
- Experience evaluating and writing requirements, leading small systems engineering teams, and decomposing functionality in CAMEO.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, mentoring, and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate with senior management, customers, peers, and employees.
- Self-driven approach, ability to tackle challenges and solve problems with minimal oversight, and ability to recommend solutions or process improvements to leadership.
- Experience with complex system development on large programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead a small team of systems engineers developing systems engineering artifacts for communications networks across the Sentinel Weapon System in a model-based environment.
- Integrate with System Test, Support Equipment, Systems Engineering, Command Systems, Launch Systems, and Flight Systems so wing Operational Tests are fully detailed in the Sentinel program technical baseline.
- Work with the Air Force customer to identify stakeholder needs and drive top-level requirements development.
- Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content for the program design.
- Develop and incorporate appropriate system requirements and ensure they are represented in the model.
- Develop behavioral, structural, and analytical systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
- Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
- Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes for model development, tool integration, and team integration.
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.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
- Company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business.
- Disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
