Sr Staff Engineer Systems – Chief Mission Analyst (26-071)

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 Sr Staff Engineer Systems – Chief Mission Analyst (26-071) to join our talented and diverse team. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to 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 and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve 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 serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.

The C2BMC Chief Analyst leads all analytical activities for the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) enterprise. This role is accountable for evaluating current and future C2BMC capabilities through modeling & simulation (M&S) and for tactical software performance data collection, processing, analysis, and reporting. The analyst provides insight into threats, performance critical parameters, and technical performance failures, and drives corrective actions across the system lifecycle—from concept to fielded solution.

Essential Functions:

• Technical Planning & Integration Oversight - Guide technical planning, system integration, verification & validation, cost, risk, and supportability analyses throughout the entire system lifecycle (concept, design, development, test, installation, operation, maintenance)

• Data Collection, Processing & Reporting

• Capture tactical software performance data, process it, and generate actionable analysis reports

• Identify performance gaps, trends, and degradation patterns

• Threat & Parametric Analysis

• Identify emerging threats and define performance parametric focus areas

• Conduct TPM (Technical Performance Measures), SII (System Integration & Interoperability), and internal metric analyses of technical performance failures and issues

• System Test Analysis

• Participate in operational system testing, claim event testing, and experimental test analysis

• Provide root cause analysis and recommendations for the test-to-field transition

• Enterprise Analysis Leadership

• Coordinate cross-functional analysis efforts and ensure alignment with program objectives

• Technical Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Oversee technical metric collection, trend analysis, and performance baseline tracking

• Lead the implementation of corrective actions and improvement initiatives to enhance technical performance

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with customer technical staff; foster formal and informal communication channels

• Risk Management

• Identify analysis-related risks, develop mitigation strategies, and moni