Principal Systems Engineer /Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

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.

The Maritime Targeting Cell (MTC) develops DoD afloat, mobile and ground-based systems solutions for multi-domain system integration to demonstrate integrated, secure data delivery and information synthesis at tactical edge of combat.

The MTC Design team is composed of systems engineers and design engineers who are able to decompose requirements and system use cases into lower-level requirements and behaviors, synthesize design of hardware or software to meet requirements, and produce design artifacts for guidance to other teams.

We are seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join the MTC Deploy team at our Fairfax, VA location.

REQUISITE SKILLS
•    Principal engineer (T03): Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other STEM related degree with 5 + years of experience; 3 years with a masters degree.
•    Sr. Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other STEM related degree with 8 + years of experience; 6 years with a Masters; 3 years with a PhD.
•    Active TS/SCI and willingness to sit for a polygraph at the time application.
•    Experience with Requirement Specifications and Interface Control Document development.
•    Understanding of systems engineering "V" and how it relates to product development.
•    Experience in gathering requirements, leading exercises or demonstrations.
•    Definition of test requirements and technical review of procedures. 
•    Interface with program and customer personnel.  
•    Familiarity with Mission Operations Centers architectures and interfaces.
•    Strong written and oral communications skills
 

PREFERRED SKILLS
•    Active TS/SCI with poly
•    Detailed familiarity with space system operational documentation.
•    Understanding of risk management processes and how systems engineering decisions mitigate risk
•    Mentor newer members of the operations team.
•    Experience working on Agile programs and methodology.
•    Understanding and implementation of Model Based Systems Engineering

Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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.

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 application period for the job is estimated to b