Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Reliability)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for 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.

SSSD has an opening for a Reliability Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA and can be filled as a level 3 Principal Systems Engineer or a level 4 Sr. Principal Systems Engineer. Additionally, this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) along with acquiring and maintaining customer and/or business funding. Furthermore, this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

-Perform various reliability related tasks including: leading reliability support to the design team through the performance of design tradeoffs, reliability failure rate/MTBF predictions, de-rating analysis, allocation of reliability requirements, performing failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) and identifying fault modes and responses, identifying critical items and document controls, and supporting design reviews.

-Candidate should have knowledge of functional block diagrams, creating reliability block diagrams, and ability to interpret schematics.

-Ability to develop technical solutions to potential reliability and availability problems.

-Adapt probability and statistical tools to solve problems involving non-standard configurations and definitions of system success.

-Utilize industry tools to conduct reliability analysis.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Systems Engineer:

-Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 5+ years of engineering experience OR

-Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 3+ years of engineering experience OR

-PhD in a STEM in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 1+ years of engineering experience

-Ability to perform various reliability engineering related tasks, such as reliability failure rate/MTBF predictions and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for identifying fault modes and responses

-Familiarity with modeling and simulations and software analysis tools used in reliability analysis

-Familiarity with functional block diagrams, reliability block diagrams, and ability to interpret schematics

-Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Govt. DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to the candidate’s maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: 

-Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 8+ years of engineering experience OR

-Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 6+ years of engineering experience OR

-PhD in a STEM in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and 4+ years of engineering experience

-Ability to perform various reliability engineering related tasks, such as reliabilit