Sr. Principal Engineer Systems - Civil Space Systems

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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 is hiring an Interface Lead supporting an exciting space flight program. The program will help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. Successful candidates for this position will be a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer within the Tactical Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Space Systems located in Dulles, VA, or Gilbert, AZ.

The Interface Lead position provides technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems and contributes to the completion of mission objectives and requirements.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Interact, convey ideas, communicate

• Produce work products like ICDs and test plans

• Support the development of the spacecraft and mission design and analysis efforts

• Conceive and develop solutions to complex interfaces

• Understand and convey requirements at various levels to engineering teams, business executives, customers, suppliers, and teammate organizations

• Successful candidates will use significant past experience to lead technical initiatives with direct interaction with chief engineer, program management, and customer representatives and be part of a team that demonstrates an attitude and approach founded in the following key characteristics:

• Mission Success Driven

• Customer Intimacy

• Simultaneous Focus on Short Term Objectives and Long-Term Imperatives

• Solutions Oriented, Driven, Creative, Problem Solver, Doer

• Able to mentor an early career team

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related technical field and a minimum of 9 years of applicable experience, or a Master's Degree and 7, or a PhD and 5 years of applicable experience

• Proficiency using computer application software, Microsoft Office or equivalent document generation software, Microsoft SharePoint or equivalent collaboration tools, Matlab or equivalent computational tools

• Experience in requirement development and flow down from mission level to element and subsystem levels

• Experience in development and maintenance of interface control documents

• Must have participated in verification/validation efforts

• Must be cognizant of spacecraft systems and subsystems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong electrical background including experience with electrostatics, magnetic cleanliness, electrical harnesses, grounding and shielding techniques, and schematic development

• Full space mission life cycle experience (concept development, preliminary design phase, critical design phase, integration and test, launch and early orbit checkout, flight ops)

• Full understanding of unmanned spacecraft subsystems and avionics (Attitude Control, Electric Power, Command & Data Handling, Structures and Mechanisms, Communications, Propulsion, Flight Software, and Thermal subsystems

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability and desire to direct a technical team toward delivering Statement Of Work (SOW) deliverables and meeting program milestones

• Strong troubleshooting skills within a spacecraft/satellite I&T environment – ability to find root cause from anomalous behavior within complex systems

• Must be a goal-driven, self-starter, willing to proactively work toward strategic and long-term objectives

• Experience interfacing and working within NASA processes and procedures

• Experience in functional decomposition

• Knowledge in any of the following areas: Launch Vehicles, System Safety, System Reliability, Co