Principal Cyber Systems 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.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Cyber Security Systems Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD. 

What You’ll get to Do:
As an integral part of our cross-discipline engineering team in Mission Systems that encompasses embedded Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity and Anti-Tamper Engineering.

• Performing key systems engineering elements to meet a given program’s requirements.

• Assist with the design and develop system security architectures.

• Assist with the definition of key capabilities and performance requirements.

• Perform detail trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to assist with the translation of customer requirements into hardware and software specifications as they pertain to system security.

• Develop an understanding of system interfaces and how to protect them.

• Assist with ensuring the product requirements integrate into the total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

• Develops modifications to existing products to meet unique customer needs and supports/leads the development of system security functions.

• Support technical work products developed by the larger engineering team, supporting design reviews and integration and test activities as needed.  

• Present solutions to customers and senior management using tailored material based on the audience.

This position is contingent upon contract award, successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, or Ph.D. with 1 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related technical fields.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• A current/active DoD secret clearance is required.

• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start.

• Familiarity with requirements development, derivation and/or validation and verification.

• Experience implementing the RMF process from system categorization through continuous monitoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or higher.

• Experience with hardware design, design verification testing, reverse engineering and/or embedded software development.

• Experience working on a cross-discipline team.

• Experience working with Government agencies.

• Experience in technical leadership role(s).