Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (TS)
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.
Space Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals, and the position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA.
This role is for a System Architecture Lead who will chart the course for Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) capabilities within a capture or program execution effort. This individual will support system engineering in establishing and managing the technical baseline within an MBSE tools suite.
Primary responsibilities involve establishing the MBSE approach for the program, which includes defining architectural methodologies/frameworks, establishing governance to maintain and configuration control the model content, and integrating with external models as necessary. Candidate will lead a team in the definition and documentation of the system architecture, requirements, interfaces, and mission/operational concept baselines all within the MBSE tools suite to the level necessary to establish the technical design baseline. Additional scope includes leading/supporting system engineering activities in the model such as requirements verification and validation, modeling & simulation, as well as support to integration and test activities.
*Please be aware that these positions will also be contingent upon capturing program award, obtaining customer funding, and holding final clearances prior to start date.*
This position can be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level
Basic Qualifications: Principal System Engineer
Bachelor's Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 5+ years of engineering experience OR Master's Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 3+ years of engineering experience OR PhD degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 1+ years of engineering experience
Active DoD Top Secret clearance at time of application
Understanding and experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
Experience with Cameo Enterprise Architect and SysML modeling (or equivalent)
Experience with IBM Rational DOORS
Experience in System Engineering activities such as operational concept development, functional/physical architecture definition, requirements development, interface definition, verification and validation, and technical baseline management
Experience leading engineering teams
Basic Qualifications: Sr. Principal System Engineer
Bachelor's Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 8+ years of engineering experience OR Master's Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 6+ years of engineering experience OR PhD degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 4+ years of engineering experience
Active DoD Top Secret clearance at time of application
Understanding and experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
Experience with Cameo Enterprise Architect and SysML modeling (or equivalent)
Experience with IBM Rational DOORS
Experience in System Engineering activities such as operational concept development, functional/physical architecture definition, requirements development, interface definit
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