Associate Engr Systems – Global Algorithm Engr (25-235)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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—Launch and Missile Defense Systems offers an exciting opportunity for an Associate Engineer Systems – Global Algorithm Engineer (25-235) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. This position, based in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a vital role in supporting the U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position, and this role is on-site with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is the core element of the Missile Defense System. It is a critical operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively manage designated networked sensors and weapon systems to accomplish global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that offers an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. C2BMC functions as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to improve performance. Moreover, C2BMC is a vital part of all system ground and flight tests, which verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of the missile defense system.

As an Algorithm and Control Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, integrating, and testing tracking, custody, and firing algorithm solutions, as well as developing and validating complex models and simulations. You will work with a highly skilled team of systems engineering technologists and algorithm developers to support various contracts and IRADs.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for designing, integrating, testing, and maintaining custody of algorithm solutions for tracking and fire control products
• Developing and validating complex models and simulations, such as 6-degree-of-freedom simulations and effects-based simulations
• Assessing system performance in complex scenarios and environments, supporting ground and flight test efforts, including Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) activities, and collaborating with internal leadership and external customers to facilitate program reviews and technical interchange meetings
• Facilitate root cause analysis sessions to determine root causes and related corrective actions
• Assess process and product performance, and collaborate with engineering counterparts on program activities to ensure compliance with contractual requirements
• Oversee the product development process, including requirements allocation, architecture, design, development, integration, testing, and acceptance of products and solutions
• Ability to analyze data to recognize systemic issues and trends
• Prepare reports for senior management
• Provide input to the QPM to ensure accurate labor estimates on ECPs and ongoing proposal efforts
• Participate in witness integration and testing activities, as well as formal quality assurance testing, as required
• Conduct reviews and inspections of program artifacts, deliverables, and associated activities to ensure quality requirements, processes, and standards are met
• Self-starter who is detail-oriented, well-organized, and capable of self-prioritizing and completing tasks within a fast-paced and demanding environment
• Strong interpersonal and conflict management skills working in a diverse environment and across multiple disciplines

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certificatio