Senior/Principal Systems Engineer (C2 SEIT)

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We are seeking either a Principal Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support Command and Control (C2) Software Development and SEIT functions for the Ruby program. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA.

What you’ll get to do:

As a Systems Engineer on this team, you will support the C2 team in creating integration tests, verifying drivers, and working with the C2 team to ensure that requirements are met. You will also support the team at the Enterprise and program level testing. You will write, support, and debug automated test scripts and create test procedures. Ultimately, you will support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission, ensuring everything is synchronized.  

We have multiple Systems Engineering positions across the Ground program, on contract to deliver the ground segment for a restricted space program. This role is for SEIT on the program where the focus is to support the Ground integration & test efforts.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Systems Engineer: 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's in STEM; 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's' in STEM; 0 years of relevant experience with a PhD

• Senior Principal Systems Engineer: 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's in STEM; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master's' in STEM; 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD

• TS/SCI required at the time of application

• Experience in systems engineering

• Integration and test experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with space vehicle ground segment design

• Experience with Matlab, C, C++, Java, MBSE, Visio, JIRA, Bitbucket

• Expertise with testing tools and automation

• Experience with requirements verification

• Experience with Agile Development

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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.

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 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 be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employe