Staff Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of systems engineering processes and principles and will have a proven track record of applying these principles to develop product solutions. The candidate must be able to function as part of an experienced team to develop systems engineering products and artifacts while adhering to the program Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and other processes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Software Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related work experience or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a related discipline and 10 years of related work experience, or PhD in a related discipline with 8 years of related work experience
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope TS security clearance at the time of application, and a TS/SCI security clearance to start
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs, including overseas travel as required (must have a valid passport)
• Must have a proven track record of successfully applying system engineering principles to develop product solutions
• Ability to be a product owner/scrum master for an infrastructure team of 5-15 employees
• Demonstrated Systems Engineering skills and experience with interface engineering, including authoring of Interface Control Documents (ICDS) and Interface Design Documents (IDDS), including:
  • message definition and processing rules
  • message formatting (e.g., XML, VMF, et al.)
  • physical/network specifications and models, including the ISO OSI model
  • physical/network topologies and devices
  • network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, et al.) is a must
• Requirements include engineering and development of behavioral models and diagrams, including use cases, sequence diagrams, and activity diagrams
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Risk Management Framework (RMF) based cyber security and experience with Agile or Iterative Development Methods
• Cost, Schedule and Risk experience
• IT Systems Architecture experience
• Storage Architecture experience
• Network Design (LAN/WAN/CAN) experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• CAM experience
• Active Sec+ certification
• Current passport
• Provide engineering leadership to infrastructure trades including significant effort to recap end of life equipment, cloud utilization, reliability, availability, health and status monitoring and cyber improvements.
• Experience developing SOWs, proposals ROMs/BOMs, ECPs, CONOPS, cost estimates and BOEs
• BOM management and accountability, experience managing BOMs up to $30M annual budget
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification or Masters in Systems Engineering from an accredited institution.

Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, sav