Staff Engineer Systems - Development Lead

About the role

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our team. This role is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA at the Autonomous Design Center of Excellence in San Diego.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to execute to program objectives and meet technical criteria
• Work closely with customers and end users to ensure system requirements, design, risks, and limitations are understood, communicated, and accepted
• Lead and execute systems engineering functions to maintain the technical baseline, and to ensure the baseline reflects a cohesive system solution
• Support leadership to define and develop a roadmap for future technology integration
• Ensure the system architecture, operations concepts, and design are affordable, effective and responsive to customer needs and objectives
• Translate the intent of stakeholders' mission needs into actionable solutions
• Manage the technical baseline, ensuring it reflects a cohesive system solution
• Lead tasking and provide direction in establishing and managing the technical baseline, including Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) development and technical configuration and change management

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline and at least 12 years of relevant military / professional experience, or a Masters in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant military / professional experience, or a Ph.D. in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable time as determined by business needs
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time as determined by business needs

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance preferred
• Experience in IFC management and planning preferred
• Experience in ICD development and integration preferred
• Experience with hands-on troubleshooting in SIL and operational environments preferred
• Experience supporting Fielded Aircraft Systems preferred
• Experience with UAV systems preferred
• Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including design reviews, requirements decomposition, test planning, and requirements verification preferred
• Experience with ground segment architecture and design preferred
• Possession of a detailed understanding of external dependencies on the system and providing context of how the system contributes to the broader system-of-systems of mission architecture, including limitations, constraints, interfaces, and data flows preferred
• Possession of a detailed technical understanding of the entire system design, functionality, and performance, including mission payloads, communications & networking, air vehicle, and ground segment preferred
• Experience in performing operational utility assessments to assess operations, data flow, mission performance and technical risk to inform requirements and design concept development preferred
• Experience in collecting and analyzing operational mission data to evaluate mission effectiveness and recommend improvements to system design, architecture and system operations concept preferred
• Working knowledge of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) preferred

Skills

• Leadership and team coordination skills
• Technical expertise in systems engineering
• Ability to manage and maintain technical baselines
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience with project planning and execution

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $177,000.00 - $265,600.00. Base salary offers are determined based on a number of factors including the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Schedule

The primary level 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.