Principal/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer based in San Diego, California. The engineer will contribute to the company’s enterprise-wide digital transformation through model-based engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices. The role is a cross-IPT technical integration position, working with other engineering disciplines, program managers, and IPT leads to develop and integrate systems requirements, architecture, and design for national defense programs. The successful candidate will support requirements development and analysis, systems architecture modeling, technical integration, program reviews, and lab integration activities. The position involves working with customers and technical stakeholders, developing system engineering artifacts and model-development processes, and resolving integration issues. Travel is 10% of the time. A current and active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required at start; the employee must also have or be able to obtain and maintain SAP. The position is contingent upon active clearance, ability to obtain and maintain SAP, and funding.
Requirements
- For the Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Software, or a related STEM field and 5 years of experience; or a master’s degree and 3 years of experience; or a STEM Ph.D. and 1 year of experience.
- For the Sr. Principal level: Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Software, or a related STEM field and 8 years of experience; or a master’s degree and 6 years of experience; or a STEM Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.
- Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
- Proven experience in the systems engineering process.
- Experience in system requirements development, management, analysis, verification, or validation.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must have a current, active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
- Must currently have SAP or be able to obtain and maintain SAP.
Nice To Haves
- Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
- Experience in the systems engineering process across the entire product lifecycle.
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Experience working on military or spacecraft systems.
- Experience with complex system development on large programs.
- Experience with MBSE, software design, or demonstrated ability to work with software-aided design tools.
- Experience in SysML or UPDM modeling languages.
- Experience working in a lab integration environment.
- INCOSE participation or CSEP certification.
Responsibilities
- Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into specifications using DOORS.
- Develop behavioral, structural, and analytical systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
- Ensure system requirements, architecture, and designs integrate with the program’s technical needs.
- Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts.
- Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content for large-program designs.
- Help develop and incorporate appropriate system requirements and ensure they are properly represented in the model.
- Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes for model development, tool integration, and team integration.
- Participate in Engineering Review Boards and other program reviews and boards as required.
- Communicate technical approaches and findings at technical and program reviews and boards.
- Develop technical solutions to complex problems using ingenuity and creativity.
- Provide cross-IPT support for capture efforts, contract documents such as SSOW/SDRL/CDRL, and trade studies as required.
- Conduct integration activities in a dedicated lab environment while coordinating with customers.
- Operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi-vendor lab environment involving digital, fiber, and 1394 bus systems.
- Resolve integration issues proactively and in a self-managed manner.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
- Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
- Vice President or Director employees may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
