Senior Principal Digital Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. Active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance required for start. Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. Travel required: 10% of the time.

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Digital Engineer (Systems Engineer) to join our Research and Advanced Design organization. This role is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA, Rancho Bernardo, CA, or Melbourne, FL.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of system architectures.
• Architecture, CONOPS, and use case development using model-based systems engineering methodologies.
• Automation workflow development of multi-disciplined functional processes in support of various engineering and business processes.
• Perform system requirements analysis.
• Maintain our Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE).
• Lead tool-to-tool integration.
• Support the program by onboarding partners into our Digital Engineering environment.
• Develop visualizations and merge data sets across functional disciplines to bring more visibility to end users by creating analytical interfaces for data presentation.
• Design and develop system architectures and define key capabilities and performance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience.
• Active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering.
• Experience collaborating across engineering disciplines to architect, design, or implement complex systems.
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Preferred Qualifications

• Current, active Top Secret clearance.
• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Experience with Cameo Enterprise Architecture and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
• Experience developing various DODAF views, especially Operational and Functional viewpoints, using MBSE tools like Cameo.
• Experience with Agile product development.
• Experience using the Atlassian Suite.
• Experience in Digital Ecosystem design and maturity.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
• Phenomenal learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
• Friendly team environment.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses depending on the position.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Long Term Incentives for eligible employees in Vice President or Director positions.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $122,800.00 - $213,400.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; base salary offers consider factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.