Sentinel - Systems Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer - 19088-1

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

1d•$79,300 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense has an opening for a Systems Engineer (level 2)/Principal Systems Engineer (level 3) to join its Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) team in Roy, UT in support of the Sentinel Program. Northrop Grumman 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. What You'll Get To Do: As an integral part of the Command Systems SEIT MS&A Operations team on the Sentinel program, you will focus on: Modeling, Simulation & Analysis for specific aspects of the system such as networking, physical security, and cybersecurity Perform command-and-control system analysis with a focus on end-to-end latency, including allocating latency budgets across components and networks, and validating that timing requirements are met under nominal and stressed operating conditions. Perform networking analysis, including characterizing link performance, latency, throughput, jitter, and packet loss between system nodes, and using these results to identify bottlenecks, validate design assumptions, and recommend network architecture or configuration improvements Develop and manage hardware/software computing resource budgets, including analyzing and optimizing CPU, RAM, storage, and related utilization to ensure system performance and scalability Support database management and development activities Support analysis for requirement decomposition and traceability Support MBSE strategy and implementation Coordinate with sub-contracted product teams for compliance with contractual SOW and established program model governance Contribute content for presentations and present to internal and external stakeholders

Requirements

T02: Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with a minimum 2 years of related experience; 0 years with a Master’s
T03: Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with a minimum 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a Master’s; 1 years with a PhD
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must currently have and be able to maintain Special Access Program (SAP) upon start date.
Demonstrated experience with mathematical modeling and simulation
Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, or related scientific computer programming tools
Experience with command-and-control system analysis or design
Experience with network architecture and equipment configuration
Knowledge of Systems Engineering principles

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Experience with database management and/or development (e.g., Front End/Back End development, SQL queries, etc.) in common database tools (e.g., Microsoft Access)
Experience with GitLab or related source control tool
Experience with model verification and validation planning and execution
Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite
Knowledge of DOORS or related requirements management tool
Knowledge of Cameo

Responsibilities

Modeling, Simulation & Analysis for specific aspects of the system such as networking, physical security, and cybersecurity
Perform command-and-control system analysis with a focus on end-to-end latency, including allocating latency budgets across components and networks, and validating that timing requirements are met under nominal and stressed operating conditions.
Perform networking analysis, including characterizing link performance, latency, throughput, jitter, and packet loss between system nodes, and using these results to identify bottlenecks, validate design assumptions, and recommend network architecture or configuration improvements
Develop and manage hardware/software computing resource budgets, including analyzing and optimizing CPU, RAM, storage, and related utilization to ensure system performance and scalability
Support database management and development activities
Support analysis for requirement decomposition and traceability
Support MBSE strategy and implementation
Coordinate with sub-contracted product teams for compliance with contractual SOW and established program model governance
Contribute content for presentations and present to internal and external stakeholders