Systems Engineer Performance Lead- AHT

Northrop Grumman • Huntsville, AL

73d

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. Job Description: CBAD Performance IPT Lead is expected to lead a diverse and graphically separated team to analyze mission effectiveness of CBAD against various threats. The Lead is expected to manage the team decomposing missions, conducting operational analysis, and evaluating system performance through MODSIM. This team will also develop and execute models to analyze effectiveness of system CONOP. Threat models will need to be created based on intel reports, best simulated adversary systems and characterizing their performance and vulnerabilities. The Lead will manage design of experiments to assess system trade-offs, conduct system of system assessments, and evaluate defeat mechanisms.

Requirements

• Clearance: Active Secret Clearance
• Sr. Principal: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 3 Years with PhD
• Strong technical and analytical background
• Dynamic modeling background with experience in reduced order modeling
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, or similar programming languages
• Experienced distilling complex relationships and results into easy-to-understand presentations and reports
• Experienced in leading MODSIM development teams and efforts in line with description
• Experienced with validating models with real-world test results
• Willingness to travel to support customer engagements (<25%)

Nice To Haves

• Clearance: TS
• Experience with MODSIM tools such as AFSIM or STK
• Operational background to apply personal experiences in military to MODSIM
• Familiarity with CBAD subsystems (guided ammunition, radar, cannons, comms equipment, C2, etc.)
• Data science or advanced analytics experience
• Familiar with Agile development and use of JIRA

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse and graphically separated team to analyze mission effectiveness of CBAD against various threats.
• Manage the team decomposing missions, conducting operational analysis, and evaluating system performance through MODSIM.
• Develop and execute models to analyze effectiveness of system CONOP.
• Create threat models based on intel reports, best simulated adversary systems and characterizing their performance and vulnerabilities.
• Manage design of experiments to assess system trade-offs, conduct system of system assessments, and evaluate defeat mechanisms.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees