Systems Engineer - Level 2 or 3 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman•Redondo Beach, CA

3d•$91,800 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 2 or 3 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This requisition can be filled at a level 2 Systems Engineer or a level 3 Principal Systems Engineer. This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance at the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future. Furthermore, this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding. This role is for a highly motivated Systems Engineer, specializing in Systems Architecture, who will operate within a study, capture, or program execution effort and focus on driving consistency and alignment across technical thread capabilities to define a complete architecture solution.

Requirements

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (or equivalent) at time of application and prior to start date.
Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain an active SCI within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
Understanding of Systems Engineering processes including architecture and requirements development and interface definition.
For Level 2: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2+ years of engineering experience OR Master's degree in STEM.
For Level 3: Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of engineering experience OR Master's degree in STEM with 3+ years of engineering experience OR PhD in STEM with 1+ year(s) of engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

Understanding and experience with Model Based Systems Engineering, Cameo Enterprise Architect, and SysML modeling (or equivalent).
Understanding and experience with modeling and simulation approaches and tools.
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
Strong communication and time management skills.
Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills.
Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (or equivalent) clearance along with active SCI access at time of application and prior to start date.

Responsibilities

Conducting trade studies to evaluate design decisions and defining the resulting architecture.
Allocating and validating requirements to develop specification products.
Supporting modeling and simulation tools for performance analysis and evaluation of thread capabilities.
Providing technical leadership for managing space and ground systems integration.
Leveraging MBSE tools, methodologies, and workflows to develop, maintain, and validate system models as the technical baseline for the effort (if MBSE approach is embraced).
Supporting the Systems Engineering team to define and document the system design, requirements, interfaces, and mission/operational concept within the MBSE tool suite.