Staff CONOPS Lead Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking Staff CONOPS Lead Systems Engineer. �� 

What You’ll Get to Do: 

Program/System Level role, part of Requirements team within Directorate of Engineering.
• Lead planing and execution of requirements management across the program lifecycle, including major program milestones / reviews (e.g., SRR, SFR, SDR, PDR, CDR, SVR, TRR, peer reviews, Pre-test reviews, Post Test Reviews, Pre-Ship reviews, Etc.)
• Lead the implementation of procesess, tools, and guidance for managing and controlling the Top-level Spec
• Ensure  vertical and horizontal requirements integration and traceability throughout the product teams and program life cycle, collaborating across multiple segments and IPTs, developing an extremely complex system that incorporates mature and emerging technologies
• Support management of risk and opportunity and the production of core requirements-related engineering work products and track the work products and associated program dependencies in the program schedule

This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area OR Redondo Beach, CA. 

This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

Basic Qualifications for Staff CONOPS Lead Systems Engineer: 

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 10 years of experience with Master's degree, 8 years of experience with PhD
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership to cross-IPT engineering team(s)
• Experience with ConOps and constraints development
• Experience producing systems engineering artifacts for major system reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong executive briefing skills
• Experience with complex, large-scale systems development from design through integration, test
• Experience with interface development within a System-of-Systems architecture
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as Cameo
• Proficiency with engineering software for data manipulation, analysis, and modeling

• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

• Current active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w. Polygraph prior to start.

Preferred Qualifications for Staff CONOPS Lead Systems Engineer: 

• Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

• STEM degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,  Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or similar
• Professional certifications, such as INCOSE CSEP/ESEP
• Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools: Jira or Confluence
• Familiarity with data visualization tools: Tableau

Primary Level Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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