Systems Engineer - GFC SME - Level 2

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•$83,400 - $125,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer – Level 2 to provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) Program, with a focus on the GMD Fire Control (GFC) product. The position is located on-site at the Missile Defense Integration & Operations Center (MDIOC), Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Co. The selected Systems Engineer – 2 - GFC Warfighter Training Subject Matter Expert (SME) will integrate and evaluate GFC and simulator HW/SW changes to the training architecture. Will also provide integration and testing support for all applicable warfighter exercise activities including but not limited to: technical planning, system integration, interface connectivity and messaging, element functional and performance assessment and comparison to real-world, GMD/GFC behavior analysis and troubleshooting, analysis of system anomalies, develop/implement/evaluate anomaly response plans and solutions, brief warfighter on the peculiarities of the exercise architecture, ‘simisms,’ and GFC issues for the event.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 0-2 years of experience
Applicants must have a current, active in-scope U.S. Government issued Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start, and TS/SCI clearance is preferred
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
Experience working in a classified environment
Technical analysis and technical communications experience
Ability to be proactive, self-starter, eager to learn and assist customer with GMD/GFC
Ability to work effectively on a small team with multiple external teammates and customers
Experience working on UNIX/Linux platforms

Nice To Haves

GMD / GFC/C experience
GFC/C and GMD system knowledge
Command and Control, radar, missile systems training or operational support
Test, integration, networking experience
Python coding or scripting

Responsibilities

Directly support Warfighter Customers with GFC training simulation behavior expertise during daily training scenario runs
Perform log file analysis, root cause analysis, and research in order to provide timely responses to customer questions and concerns
Identify, investigate, and document GFC anomalies
Develop and integrate new scenarios into the training scenario baseline, in accordance with customer requirements and training objectives
Candidate must have excellent technical analysis, communication, and teamwork skills as position requires interface with MDA customers, military warfighters, GFC product teams, and multiple MDA contracts and organizations
Will maintain key technical data and historical files containing behavior and technical implementation information
Will support flight test and ground test operations as a GMD/GFC system behavior technical analyst