Principal Engineer Systems - AHT

About the role

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 Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to join our team. The preferred candidate will be responsible for developing, analyzing, and managing systems requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle. You will apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices to develop and maintain system architectures and models, perform functional analysis, requirements allocation, interface definition, and system-level trade studies. You will translate customer and program requirements into system specifications and technical solutions, support systems integration, verification, and validation activities, and coordinate with software, hardware, test, and specialty engineering teams to resolve technical issues. Additional responsibilities include developing and maintaining technical documentation, architecture products, interface definitions, and engineering artifacts; participating in technical reviews; communicating engineering solutions to program leadership and customers; providing technical guidance and mentoring to other systems engineers; and supporting IBCS and integrated air and Missile defense (IAMD) capabilities, including the integration of sensors, effectors, command-and-control systems, and associated interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and manage systems requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices to develop and maintain system architectures and models.
• Perform functional analysis, requirements allocation, interface definition, and system-level trade studies.
• Translate customer and program requirements into system specifications and technical solutions.
• Support systems integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Coordinate with software, hardware, test, and specialty engineering teams to resolve technical issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture products, interface definitions, and engineering artifacts.
• Participate in technical reviews and communicate engineering solutions to program leadership and customers.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other systems engineers.
• Support IBCS and integrated air and Missile defense (IAMD) capabilities, including the integration of sensors, effectors, command-and-control systems, and associated interfaces.

Requirements

• Principal Engineer Systems (Level 3): 5 years with Bachelor of Science; 3 years with Master’s; 1 year with PhD
• Proficiency in Requirements Engineering and MBSE
• Experience with Cameo or MagicDraw
• Ability to understand system interface documentation, interconnect diagrams, and military standards
• Experience with Requirements Impact Assessments, Change Requests, and Engineering Change Proposals
• Active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• IAMD/C2 experience
• Understanding of weapons, sensors, distributed computing, and command-and-control architecture
• Understanding of how those systems affect requirements and interfaces
• Systems engineering experience in Agile environments
• Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) / Link-16 experience
• Familiarity with PATRIOT, Sentinel, G/ATOR, or similar weapons sensor systems

Clearance and Travel

• Clearance required for start: Secret
• Travel: up to 10% of the time

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 – $163,200.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Relocation

Relocation assistance may be available.