Sr Staff Engineer Systems

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SAP

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr Staff Engineer Systems to serve as technical authority and architect for virtual training systems supporting advanced strategic capabilities. This role is full-time, on-site in San Diego, CA.

The selected candidate will lead cloud-based open system architecture (OSA) training systems, ground test environments, and integrated ground segments, and drive cross-program alignment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead systems architecture for next-generation OSA virtual training systems, including technical planning, decomposition, interfaces, and requirements allocation.
• Perform mission engineering and system-of-systems analysis for integrated ground/training environments, including ground segment virtualization and multi-site architectures.
• Lead Taskable Engineering (TE): translate training gaps into TE scope, develop proposals/BOMs, and integrate results into OSA baselines and roadmaps.
• Act as technical lead for complex ground facilities and test environments from concept through installation and test of ground hardware, software, and infrastructure.
• Disposition Taskable Engineering packages, Deficiency Reports, Change Requests; manage risk/issue/opportunity tracking; enforce configuration management across sites.
• Execute Control Account Manager (CAM) duties for large ground/training efforts, including multiple control accounts, EVMS analysis, and corrective actions.
• Lead requirements gap analysis and 1-N capability trades and prioritization for virtual training and ground systems; translate customer needs into implementable requirements.
• Oversee integration, verification & validation and acceptance testing for virtual and hardware-in-the-loop training systems; drive transition from lab to fielded configurations and formal acceptance.
• Provide enterprise-level leadership for cross-program training alignment via working groups, coordination with engineering/product-support teams, and alignment roadmaps.
• Ensure that field feedback is evaluated and incorporated into the OSA baseline per priorities established in discussions with the customer.
• Provide technical mentorship and team development; support training plans and coach engineers and administrators; brief leadership and customers on architecture, risks, and execution.

This position requires full-time, on-site work; no remote/hybrid option. Travel is anticipated to be up to ~25%.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and at least 14 years of related systems/ mission engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and at least 12 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and at least 10 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency of systems engineering across the lifecycle (concept through disposal), including technical planning, functional analysis, requirements allocation, interfaces, integration, V&V, and effectiveness analyses.
• Hands-on experience with airborne and/or strategic ground segments, including operational ground stations, flight line operations, and integrated mission systems.
• Experience leading multi-discipline engineering and sustainment teams across geographically separated locations.
• Active USG Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to mee