Principal Engineer Systems/Sr. Principal Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer/Sr Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in San Diego, CA.

The Systems Engineer will utilize Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices to capture subsystem logical, functional, and physical architectures.

The Systems Engineer will act as a cross-IPT technical integrator working closely with peers and managers of other engineering disciplines, program managers, and IPT leads, with essential functions including:

• System Architecture development, Supplier model integration, and internal system interface control (Cameo/Rhapsody or a similar MBSE tool)
• Capture analytical tool and workflows (analytical architectures) that contribute to the maturation of the program Digital Engineering Environment
• Provide requirements allocation and interface definition support to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Participate in Allocation Control Boards (ACBs), Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), and other program reviews and boards, as required
• Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings at technical and program reviews and boards. 
• Apply extensive technical expertise in the development of technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. 
• Provide cross-IPT support for Capture efforts, contract documents (e.g. SSOW/SDRL/CDRL), and trade studies as required 

This position may be filled at either the Principal System Engineer, OR Senior Principal System Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of experience in engineering; OR a Master's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 3 years of experience in engineering; OR PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 1 years of experience in engineering

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher
• Experience in systems engineering
• Experience with MBSE, software design, or demonstrated ability to work with software-aided design tools
• The ability to obtain program access (PAR).
• The ability to adhere to Program security requirements while performing work
• The ability to effectively communicate with engineers and management from multiple disciplines

Sr Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of experience in engineering; OR a Master's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 6 years of experience in engineering; OR PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 4 years of experience in engineering

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher
• Experience in systems engineering, requirements development, interface control definition, and configuration management
• Experience in supporting proposals
• Experience with MBSE, software design, or demonstrated ability to work with software-aided design tools
• The ability to obtain program access (PAR).
• The ability to adhere to Program security requirements while performing work
• The ability to effectively communicate with engineers and management from multiple disciplines as well as customer engagement
• Ability to mentor and cultivate a skilled and productive team