Principal Systems Engineer – Sys Integration Engr (26-166)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer Systems – Systems Integration Engineer (26-166) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. Located in Schriever Space Force Base, CO, this role is essential for supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a crucial component of the Missile Defense System. It is an essential operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to accomplish global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It acts as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to enhance performance. C2BMC is vital for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

Essential Functions:

• Integrate Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) hardware and software into testbeds and operational systems

• Conduct full system checkouts of virtual machines, networks, and message flows

• Work with various internal and external entities across the Missile Defense System (MDS) to test, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues

• Author test plans and procedures

• Write Problem Reports to document issues

• Provide feedback to Developers

• Create and modify scripts to extract specific information from log files

• Perform data analysis of input/output and internal message traffic

• Operate and troubleshoot C2BMC systems during test events and integration activities

• Support meetings with National Team groups, other MDS elements, and Government customers

• Non-standard work hours may occasionally be necessary, depending on test or deployment schedules

• The position is based at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs, CO, but travel to field sites and National Team locations (e.g., Huntsville, HWY83) may be required

Basic Qualifications:

 

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Computer Science, System Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 1 year of relevant work experience
• Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period
• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
• At least 3 years of e