Principal/ Senior Principal Systems Engineer Integration and Test (SEIT) Lead

Northrop Grumman•Annapolis, MD

1d•$108,800 - $203,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test & Logistics (SEIT&L) Department at Northrop Grumman Oceanic is seeking Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) Leads to join their team. In this position, you will support complex, dynamic, maritime programs of national strategic importance. This opportunity will allow you to contribute to the development of state-of-the-art oceanic systems, providing exposure to a wide range of advanced technologies, including uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), undersea payloads, acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, sensor processing, navigation, platform integration, subsea and maritime-surface communication technologies, advanced algorithms, digital engineering, and more. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead multi-disciplined engineering teams from business capture through system design and then integration and test of highly complex technical systems. They will perform systems engineering task planning, support program scheduling, and perform Earned Value Management (EVM), risk management, and metric collection and reporting. The role also involves managing customer deliverable generation and comment adjudication, managing staffing needs/requests, and developing content, bringing together associate contractor material, and presenting for reviews (including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (TRR), Consent to Ship Review (CSR)). The SEIT Lead will oversee performance of functions such as Requirements Development & Management (using DOORS, Cameo, or Excel), Interface Development & Management, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Development & Management, Integration & Test planning and execution, and Verification & Validation.

Requirements

Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and a minimum of (5) years of engineering experience, or a Master’s in a STEM field and a minimum of three (3) years of engineering experience (for Principal)
Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and a minimum of (8) years of engineering experience, or a Master’s in a STEM field and a minimum of three (6) years of engineering experience, or a PhD in a STEM field and a minimum of four (4) years of engineering experience (for Sr. Principal)
Have a keen interest in working in the maritime surface / undersea domain.
Demonstrated experience in most of the following Systems Engineering processes, requirements development & management, system modeling, system architecture development, interface traceability, integration & test, and verification & validation.
Broad experience with systems engineering applied throughout the systems “V” lifecycle model.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Current Top Secret clearance, and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a STEM related field.
Experience with design/development for maritime domain and technologies (including: torpedo's, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR/sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, submarine payloads, etc.).
Experience in naval warfare domains such as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Mine-Warfare (MIW), Cyber Warfare, and/or other.
Experience in establishing and applying Earned Value Management
Proficiency in requirements management and tools such as IBM DOORS.
Familiarity with architecture frameworks/modeling languages (e.g., SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM and/or UAF).
Proficiency in Model-Based tools (e.g., Cameo, ModelCenter, SIEMENS Teamcenter).
Proficiency executing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities to include mentorship and working/interfacing with customers.
Experience leading teams of systems engineers (e.g., as SEIT Lead).
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI poly

Responsibilities

Lead multi-disciplined engineering teams from business capture through system design and then integration and test of highly complex technical systems
Perform systems engineering task planning, support program scheduling, and perform Earned Value Management (EVM)
Perform Risk Management and metric collection and reporting
Manage customer deliverable generation and comment adjudication
Manage staffing needs / requests
Develop content, bring together associate contractor material, and present for reviews (including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (TRR), Consent to Ship Review (CSR))
Oversee performance of the following functions: Requirements Development & Management (using DOORS, Cameo, or Excel), Interface Development & Management, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Development & Management, Integration & Test planning and execution, Verification & Validation