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Sr Principal Engineer Systems - AHT

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL
•$135,800 - $203,600

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr Principal Engineer Systems to develop, allocate, manage, and verify system requirements. The role includes performing functional analysis and trade studies, allocating requirements, and developing and maintaining system architectures using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including Cameo/SysML. The engineer will translate customer requirements into detailed system specifications and coordinate across software, hardware, specialty engineering, and program Integrated Product Teams. The position also supports system integration, verification and validation, and technical reviews. An active Secret security clearance is required at the start. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements

  • For Sr Principal Engineer Systems (Level 4): 8 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science, 6 years with a master's degree, or 3 years with a Ph.D.
  • Proficiency in Requirements Engineering and MBSE.
  • Experience with Cameo or MagicDraw.
  • Ability to understand system interface documentation, interconnect diagrams, and military standards.
  • Experience with Requirements Impact Assessments, Change Requests, and Engineering Change Proposals.
  • Active Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

  • IAMD/C2 experience.
  • Understanding of weapons, sensors, distributed computing, and command-and-control architecture.
  • Understanding how weapons, sensors, distributed computing, and command-and-control systems affect requirements and interfaces.
  • Systems engineering experience in Agile environments.
  • Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) or Link-16 experience.
  • Familiarity with PATRIOT, Sentinel, G/ATOR, or similar weapons sensor systems.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, allocate, manage, and verify system requirements.
  • Perform functional analysis and trade studies.
  • Allocate system requirements.
  • Develop and maintain system architectures using MBSE, including Cameo/SysML.
  • Translate customer requirements into detailed system specifications.
  • Coordinate across software, hardware, specialty engineering, and program IPTs.
  • Support system integration, verification and validation, and technical reviews.

Benefits

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

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