Sr. Staff HPC SEIT Lead (RC1117)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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.

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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr. Staff High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Lead. The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA) Business Area's (BA) Research Computing (RC) organization seeks HPC professionals to support its growing teams of scientists and engineers. The MDA RC organization is responsible for the design, development, deployment, security, operation, monitoring, management, and support of all computational hardware and software used for basic research, modeling and simulation, circuit design, and circuit testing. RC oversees multiple highly complex large compute clusters that are required in the daily work of users of diverse backgrounds, roles, and responsibilities. RC is searching for HPC operations, administration, and applications experts excited to learn new technologies and contribute to a highly dynamic organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW) and system requirements.
• Develop system level roadmaps capturing the advancement of MDA and other relevant technologies.
• Lead system engineering activities: trade studies, analysis of alternatives and requirement decomposition/allocation.
• Collaborate with Cost Account Manager (CAM) activities.
• Lead Configuration/Change Control Board activities.
• Collaborate with solution providers and partners to verify capabilities satisfy program requirements.
• Design validation approaches to ensure the system fulfills its operational objectives and stakeholder requirements in its intended operational setting.
• Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW) and system requirements.
• Develop system level roadmaps capturing the advancement of MDA and other relevant technologies.
• Lead system engineering activities: trade studies, analysis of alternatives and requirement decomposition/allocation.
• Coordinate between the System Architect, Chief Engineer, Product Team Lead(s), program manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline

This position will serve on-site in Linthicum/ Annapolis Junction, MD.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Staff HPC SEIT Lead:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math), with 14+ years of experience in engineering of systems supporting High Performance Computing or a Master’s degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math), with 12+ years of experience in engineering of systems supporting High Performance Computing.
• Experience with high-performance Linux servers, low-latency network fabrics, and/or distributed storage technologies.
• Demonstrated requirements management from elicitation to verification, facilitating internal and customer collaboration to capture and enhance engineering artifacts
• Demonstrated experience managing risk and opportunity for productio