Sentinel - Systems / Principal Systems Engineer - MS&A - 20105
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer for its Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) team supporting the Sentinel program. The position is based in Roy, Utah, or Bellevue, Nebraska, and supports Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system accuracy work. The engineer will work with a diverse team on physics-based modeling, simulation, and analysis projects, including assessing and improving Sentinel accuracy models and performance. The role may offer relocation assistance. The position requires supporting program tasks in an onsite secure lab environment for at least 90% of total work time. The standard schedule is 9/80: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off. Travel is 10% of the time. An active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required at application, and the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval.
Requirements
- For the Systems Engineer level: a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience, or a master's degree and 0 years of experience.
- For the Principal Systems Engineer level: a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a master's degree; or 1 year with a Ph.D.
- U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. Government Secret clearance at the time of application; the clearance must be current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
- Ability to support program tasks in an onsite secure lab environment for at least 90% of total work time.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
- Experience with Systems Engineering and Integration and Test (SEIT) processes.
- Proactive self-starter able to identify process gaps and problems and propose and implement solutions.
- Demonstrated experience with physics-based mathematical modeling and simulation.
- Proficiency in scientific computer programming, such as Python, C++, C#, SQL, MATLAB, R, or similar.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with complex requirement development and traceability.
- Experience guiding technical documents through review processes in a DoD environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform physics-based predictive modeling and simulation of ICBM accuracy performance.
- Mature Sentinel accuracy error models.
- Estimate Sentinel accuracy performance after flight tests.
- Estimate accuracy error model parameters using ground and flight test data.
- Validate and verify Sentinel accuracy error models.
- Prepare Sentinel accuracy reports.
- Present projects and studies to Northrop Grumman Sentinel leadership and U.S. Government customers.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Educational assistance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs and Work/Life Solutions
- Paid time off
- Company-paid holidays
- Health and wellness resources
- Employee discounts
- Savings plan
- Possible relocation assistance
- Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
