Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Huntsville, AL

4d • $87,600 - $131,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Systems Engineering & Integration Team (SE&IT) program in Huntsville, Alabama. The position supports the System Concepts & Requirements and Interface (SC&R) team as an individual contributor and task lead, developing systems engineering products that support the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Missile Defense System Specification. The role is located at the customer site at Boeing Jetplex; remote work is not available. Travel is up to 10% of the time, and an active, in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance is required at application and to start.

The successful candidate will perform model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior analyses, contribute to system-of-systems requirements through trade studies and analysis, and help maintain system specifications, requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and DoDAF 2+ compliant design packages. The engineer will document and present analysis results, work with program and customer stakeholders, and may lead small engineering teams. The position requires a STEM bachelor's degree and two years of related experience, or a master's degree, as well as experience with MSOSA (Cameo), DOORS, MBSE, SysML, architecture development, requirements, and interfaces.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and two years of related experience, or a master's degree.
• Prior experience using MSOSA (Cameo) and DOORS.
• Strong technical background in architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition using system-modeling tools.
• Knowledge of MBSE and use of SysML to describe behaviors of a complex DoD system.
• Ability to think critically and communicate concepts in papers, presentations, and discussions; good communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a small team environment.
• Willingness to assume a technical leadership role at times.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite at Boeing Jetplex in Huntsville, Alabama; remote work is not available.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Current, active, in-scope U.S. Government DoD-issued Secret security clearance at application; clearance is required to start.
• U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience modeling or simulating missile defense applications or similar domains, such as air combat, air defense, ballistic or non-ballistic target intercept, space vehicles, or sub-orbital mechanics.
• Knowledge of ballistic and advanced threat systems, including aero-maneuvering, hypersonic, hyper-glide, and countermeasures.
• Modeling and analysis experience with missile defense systems or components, including Aegis Weapons Systems, GMD, GPI, HBTSS, Fire Control, C2BMC, MDS sensors (EO/IR/RF), kill vehicles, interceptors, and countermeasures; or air defense systems such as RIG-360, EXBAR, ABADS, CBC2, and IBCS.
• Systems engineering experience with large, complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform MBSE functional and behavior analysis for systems addressing conventional and advanced threats within the MDA mission area.
• Participate in an MBSE environment and develop system-of-systems requirements through system/component trade studies and analysis.
• Publish change notices to the MDA system specification and update requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions, and DoDAF 2+ compliant design packages.
• Document, allocate, and trace system- and element-level requirements.
• Document analysis results in reports and briefings for review by SC&R and SE&I stakeholders.
• Create and present briefings to the team, MDA, and supporting stakeholders.
• Lead small teams of engineers in developing products when required.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
• Relocation assistance may be available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level