Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
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.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Our team is looking for a Senior Principal System Engineer to support the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler Block I and Growler Block II Programs by supporting software integration testing and systems engineering of the EA-18G’s Airborne Electronic Attack Subsystems. The ideal System Engineer will have a system engineering background to include experience with Electronic Attack and experience working with software requirements (including developing and executing test plans to verify software requirements). We are looking for a highly motivated candidate that enjoys leading teams, learning complex systems, and solving problems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on complex electronic warfare systems alongside a multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for an individual that is passionate, driven, self-starter, and goal oriented. All tasking will be performed at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Point Mugu and our Northrop Grumman Camarillo, CA office.
What you’ll get to do:
- Support software coding and development by performing software integration, regression, and verification testing for an EW system
- Develop complex test procedures to verify subsystem level requirements
- Analyze system designs and participate in subsystem requirements development
- Identify software problems, support follow-on investigations, and provide technical solutions
- Work as part of an Agile team
- Collaborate with our customers, internal NGC sites, and other technical disciplines
- Participate and contribute to peer reviews, critical milestone reviews, and technical inter-change meetings
This position is contingent on Clearance. Candidate must be able to work on site for this position
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:
- BS in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 8+ years of relevant engineering experience or MS in a STEM field with 6+ years of relevant engineering experience or PhD in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Experience in EW
- Embedded software test development experience
- Experience in Airborne Electronic Attack
- Experience with requirements management databases (e.g., DOORS)
- Experience in developing software test plans and directing testing activities
- Familiarity with Atlassian software development and collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Active Secret Clearance.
- Ability to work onsite
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project management experience
- Knowledge of US Navy electronic warfare systems
- Must be able to demonstrate proven leadership capabilities in the area of Systems Engineering
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills
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