Staff Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. The Engineering & Sciences organization supporting the Advanced Navigation business area at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Staff Systems Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA. The Staff Systems Engineer plays a key role in technical planning, system integration, and the verification and validation of embedded software systems. Their primary responsibility is development, integration, and verification of the state-of-the-art M-code capable Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (EGI-M). The Staff Systems Engineer collaborates closely with the Chief Engineer, Integration & Test leads, and software development teams to maintain high standards and deliver reliable solutions. The Staff Systems Engineer ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The Staff Systems Engineer performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of hands-on System Engineering experience; 8 years of experience with Masters; 5 Years with a PhD
Demonstrated capability to define system and software requirements for an INS/GPS system
Experience in INS/GPS Kalman filter design, requirements definition, and system testing
Demonstrated use of MATLAB for simulation and INS/GPS system performance evaluation
Experience with IMU calibration and sensor error models
Proven ability to design and test of new system capabilities to add new features
Experience integrating INS/GPS hardware and software in a lab environment
Ability to troubleshoot and debug INS/GPS hardware and software issues and provide feedback to hardware/software team
Experience with open hardware/software/system architecture solutions
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment
Willingness and ability to work on site at our Woodland Hills, CA facility
Experience in the development and performance of system tests
US Citizenship is required to obtain and maintain security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience using DOORS for system and software requirements management
Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with RTCA DO-178B/ C or similar guidelines.
Hands-on experience with one or more communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429 or RS-422

Responsibilities

technical planning
system integration
verification and validation of embedded software systems
development, integration, and verification of the state-of-the-art M-code capable Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (EGI-M)
collaborates closely with the Chief Engineer, Integration & Test leads, and software development teams to maintain high standards and deliver reliable solutions
ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications