2027 Associate Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineer/Modeling & Simulation Engineer - Survivability
About The Position
Northrop Grumman is hiring Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineers for its Survivability organization in the Aeronautics Systems sector in El Segundo, California. The role may be filled at either the Associate Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineer or Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineer level and is performed onsite. The work supports program development, execution, and related research and development through system analysis, operations analysis, modeling, simulation, and assessment of survivability and mission effectiveness. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance and Special Access Program clearance; approved clearances are required to start. U.S. citizenship is required. Travel is 10% of the time, and relocation assistance may be available. The associate-level candidate must complete or have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2027 in a listed or related STEM discipline. The engineer-level candidate must complete or have completed a master's degree by August 2027, or complete a bachelor's degree and have two years of related engineering experience by that date. The posting gives separate salary ranges for the two levels.
Requirements
- Associate level: completing or completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2027.
- Engineer level: completing or completed a master's degree from an accredited institution by August 2027, or completing a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and having two years of related engineering experience by August 2027.
- Major in or have majored in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or another related STEM degree program.
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance and Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable period, as determined by the company; final approved clearances are required to start.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher.
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- Familiarity with advanced air and space assets and associated technologies, including low observables, electronic warfare, radar modeling and analysis, RF/IR/EO/acoustic modeling and analysis, survivability analysis, countermeasures, operations, sensor payloads, and ground stations.
- Ability to work independently and in a team in a fast-paced environment, and to brief technical approach and status to senior management.
- Familiarity with Linux and/or Unix-based development.
- Knowledge of domain-specific radar principles, including signal processing, target acquisition, target tracking, resource management, discrimination, and battle manager interfaces.
- Experience related to air vehicle sensors (RF, EO/IR, radar, ESM, SAR, etc.), data processing or fusion, data links, navigation, or vehicle control.
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, C#, C/C++, or other advanced programming languages.
- Familiarity with USAF modeling and simulation tools such as AFSIM, STK, or other engagement- or mission-level models.
Responsibilities
- Support system analysis, operations analysis, and simulation activities.
- Perform military requirements analysis.
- Analyze threat systems.
- Perform system survivability analysis.
- Analyze mission performance and effectiveness.
- Assess military utility.
- Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis to support program development, execution, and related research and development projects.
- Support the lead in developing or assessing new requirements and evaluating advanced air vehicle concepts and technologies.
- Support mission engineering activities, including trading performance capabilities of new systems and architectures against cost and mission requirements.
- Develop mission-relevant scenarios and assess the operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in the threat environment.
- Communicate across engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate capabilities.
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.
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for long-term incentives.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
