Systems/Principal Systems Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: August 6, 2022
Job Description:
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities
to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around
the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and
inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many
technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first
flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on
the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a
pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun
along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity,
cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we
have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our
employees are not only part of history, they're making
history.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of
mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization is
chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to
develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across
the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Systems Engineer based
out of San Diego, CA. As a Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman you
will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of
our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of
Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue
to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and
capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our
ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive
innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open,
transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment &
shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a
culture of automation. What You Will Get to Do: Performs technical
planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and
risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total
systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system
product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test,
installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the
logical and systematic conversion of customer or product
requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge
technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional
analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements
allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer
requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- Apply your Systems, RF, Comms, and/or Network Modeling
experience to cutting edge pursuits
- Participation in architecture definition and complex system
problem solving in support of advanced software defined
multifunction mission systems
- Creation of innovative concepts of operation and employment of
the advanced mission system solutions
- Development of detailed design requirements suitable for
efficient hardware/software/firmware implementation and network
deployment
- Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and
problem-solving skills
- Excellent decision making and communication (written and oral)
skills
- Strong work ethic and the ability to work in an integrated
product team (IPT) environment This position will require onsite
work however for this role we are able to offer flexible work
arrangements and some remote work will be possible.
NGFeaturedJobsMSSDEN Position may be considered at a higher grade
based on the requirements below. Basic Qualifications Systems
Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science degree STEM field with 2 years of
experience; 0 years with a Master's Degree Basic Qualifications
Principal Systems Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science degree in STEM field with 5 years of
experience; 3 years with a Master's Degree Basic Qualifications
Systems/Principal Systems Engineer:
- System analysis and/or integration experience
- Working knowledge of requirements management software
- Recent experience in requirements allocation, derivation, and
verification traceability
- US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain
security clearance Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's or Ph.D. degree with emphasis on Communications or
equivalent knowledge
- Experience with emerging technologies
- High proficiency with tools required for communication system
and network modeling and simulation
- Agile development experience, including use of Atlassian
products
- Background in digital communications theory and commercial and
military wireless networking technologies
- Development of communication waveform processing techniques and
architectures in support of Northrop Grumman's advanced software
defined multifunction mission systems
- Demonstrated depth and breadth in the physical through
application layers and how the aggregation of these partitioned
capabilities accomplish required missions
- Demonstrated skills in bridging the gap between theoretical and
practical and in performing associated trade off analysis
- Model Based System Engineering experience, especially using
Cameo
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Active/Current DoD Secret Clearance Salary Range: $82,400 USD -
$123,600 USD Salary Range 2: $101,400 USD - $152,200 USD Employees
may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as
well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in
Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term
Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of
benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability
insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off
(PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The health and safety
of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company
encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19
vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in
the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical
or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions
and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor
vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .Northrop
Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion,
creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status,
national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other
protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency
statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S.
Citizenship is required for most positions.
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